barb
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One of Askell’s most striking traits is her protectiveness over Claude, which she believes is learning that users often want to trick it into making mistakes, insult it and barb it with skepticism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
The next day, when other wedding guests asked Louise what she did for a living, Clifford would interject with the barb that "one thing she doesn't do is know how to work an oven properly".
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025
Reba’s dig at Stracke’s son was the sort of casual, unthinking barb that plenty of Southern mothers have perfected, tossed into a group conversation as nonchalantly as a request for sweet tea.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025
Or being able to get up and take a break without facing a barb from someone onstage — “that’s what my brother would have needed to stay through the whole show,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024
The shaft floated on the water, but the pointed barb was held by the string which was tied to your wrist.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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