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“Under intense pressure to go fast and beat the rest of your competition, it’s inevitable that companies will cut corners, and what we’re seeing is the result of cutting corners here,” Yoon said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

She avoided ChatGPT for much of her time at the University of Vermont because she didn’t want to cut corners.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

But those cases all involved human decisions -- executives, salespeople or engineers who made choices and cut corners.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

When deadlines and bills are circling you, the temptation to cut corners is extremely powerful.

From Slate Mar. 28, 2026

We’re having to cut corners and sell off our uncles’ cars and the furniture from my grandparents’ house from when Papito was making money.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez




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