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butting in





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“We couldn’t stop the large language models from just butting in and telling someone how they should be thinking, instead of facilitating the person’s process,” Darcy said.

From Seattle Times Mar. 23, 2024

A heat wave butting in during the monsoon season is not unheard of, according to meteorologists.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2022

There are also friends — more “friends” — now butting in to “encourage” you to accept an apology you find insincere.

From Washington Post May 4, 2022

I couldn’t help butting in — I was writing a biography of Mrs. Roosevelt’s great friend Amelia Earhart.

From New York Times Dec. 17, 2021

Otherwise they find themselves butting in the business of people whose names they can’t even remember and whose business is none of theirs.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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