for a bit

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“It’s the kind of idea that you try for a bit, it doesn’t work, and you think maybe you were just too hopeful,” said Mark Sellke, a Harvard statistician at OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The men stayed in touch for a bit, by email.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

So, could the robot just watch someone packing boxes for a bit and then join in?

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“I think we are in for a bit of a rocky road,” di Galoma said.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

“If you’ll allow it, I’m going to check out your intentions for being here. You’ll feel yourself go still for a bit but that’s the worst of it.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston