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incident

[in-si-duhnt] / ˈɪn sɪ dənt /


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The incident, as alleged in a graphic lawsuit filed last month, has drawn accusations that the Ivy League institution in New York state failed to properly punish the men involved.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Digging into the incident, Gibney says, would have meant “playing Elon’s game” — trying “to put the pieces together like a conspiracy theorist would do to make sense of the chaos.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

They have said little else about the incident.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Five other men were arrested on Sunday 27 September near the base in the connection with the incident and were subsequently released on police bail.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Fortunately, the drawing of colors quickly followed, leaving no opportunity to reflect further on the incident.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Open-weight models are also touted as more secure, a growing concern after several incidents of AI agents going rogue by hacking databases or otherwise doing things they were not supposed to do.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

He said the company has changed how it handles such incidents.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

But he also said the AI Act requires developers "to have addressed" safety risks by the time a model reaches the market, noting that recent incidents including with OpenAI agents happened during testing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The latest attack came amid a renewed wave of incidents threatening the recent recovery in Middle East crude exports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"There have been some incidents lately," Tía Carmen says in a quiet voice that does not brook contradiction.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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