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"Parenting orders are going to make sure that parents are more involved in the process by which we try to turn around young offenders," Richards told the Times.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

That night, his comments were echoed by the leader of Anthropic’s team responsible for alignment, the key department meant to make sure AI does what humans intend—and doesn’t kill us all.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Harmer said: "There is a tendency for retailers to absorb that theft rather than reporting it," and added she wanted to make sure they continued reporting crime.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Over the course of her own career, Eleazar has at times had to check in with herself to make sure she was heading down the right path.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

I had to make sure I touched no one, talked to no one, and didn’t change the course of anyone’s future by my actions.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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