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The rapid advance of open-weight models, which make public a set of numerical values governing their behavior, is certainly a concern for closed-model developers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

By their nature, Earth’s Green Lanterns are a natural fit to serve the Justice League’s governing inner circle.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

In their coalition agreement for governing the city, the Social Democrats and liberals pledged to expand public toilet provision and examine whether public toilets could be made free for everyone.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

The state's forest department has since begun investigating how the gibbon came to be at a private home and whether rules governing its possession and transfer were followed.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

As the nineteenth century progressed, though, the lure of the three governing triads, I, IV and V began to pall and the strength of the previously well-defined chords began to blur.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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