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A review will also be allowed at the end of a point if a player feels his opponent may be guilty of hindrance.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

He said people should not jump to conclusions about who may be guilty of wrongdoing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Even if they don’t know there is money laundering going on, they may still be guilty of breaking the law by not having done enough to prevent it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

This isn’t as surprising, since LLMs are “trained” on articles in which analysts interpret the news, and those analysts themselves will be guilty of negativity bias.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

‘I didn’t even know the buck was yours! How can I be guilty if I didn’t know?’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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