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box

[boks] / bɒks /


VERB
place in square or rectangular container
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Critics have long said AI industry pronouncements about potential danger serve as marketing for their products, and as a way to box out cheaper, open-source alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It pulled in $100 million at the box office only six days after its initial release.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

With movies like “Obsession” and “Backrooms” already dominating the early-summer box office, the industry is rethinking its iron-grip commitment to regurgitating the same films audiences have seen 100 times before, in slightly different ways.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Playing in a deeper role instead of the box crasher he has become, he came in for special treatment.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Everything in that box seems to open up more questions.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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