maliciously

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The designation is based on a provision in a 2010 law aimed at foreign adversaries seeking to “sabotage, maliciously introduce unwanted function, or otherwise subvert” American military systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The distillation attacks — attempts to maliciously extract the intellectual property of a high-performing AI model — come at a pivotal moment for Anthropic and the AI industry at large.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

“Today, the court holds that one exception — the postal exception — prevents individuals from recovering for injuries based on a postal employee’s intentional misconduct, including when an employee maliciously withholds their mail,” Sotomayor wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

In a statement on X on Sunday, he said subsequent investigations established he was "deceived, and at no time did I act maliciously".

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Obie smiled maliciously when he caught Archie standing there in surprise, his mouth wide open in astonishment.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier