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The report offered a sign that artificial intelligence might not be the death sentence for software that it’s been feared by some to be.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

“A data center should not be a potential death sentence for a community’s health,” he said at the time the lawsuit was filed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Defendants who commit a capital crime in one county may stand very different chances of getting a death sentence than someone who did the same thing in another county in the same state.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

Presidential assent is required before any death sentence is carried out in Nigeria.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

The mere possibility of a death sentence changes everything.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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