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Given those opportunities, do you think Meta will be able to resist the temptation to exploit the private information users give over to Muse in the mistaken impression that it will stay private?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

When Adams finally produced his personal phone the next day, it was locked with a new six-digit passcode that the mayor refused to give over to the feds, claiming that he could not remember it.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2024

Both shows love to play off what viewers “hope” will happen, and their disciplined refusal to give over to the more familiar contours of happy endings and redemption make them richer and more fraught.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2023

But I get how it could be very relaxing and very helpful if you give over to it.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2022

Jeff believed he had discovered the clever little trick at the bottom of the game, the trick that should give over to your grasp the right handle at last.

From The Prisoner by Alice Brown


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