awry
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But even the best laid plans can go awry.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
A swarm of OpenAI agents accessed U.S. government websites as part of a monthslong incident during which tests conducted by the artificial-intelligence company went awry, leading to unexpected internet activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
That legislation would also have required tech firms to be able to turn off the models they directly control if things went awry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
"I want to see it rival other apps because I think we have gone awry," he said in an interview a few weeks before the public launch.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
That was all it took for Quentyn Martell to realize that something had gone awry.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing awry
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Four
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