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We do not have to allow companies to create models they cannot control, without enough safeguards to keep them from breaking free and doing as they please.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"But please send things that are more necessary. Yes, food is necessary, but if you see fans, masks, goggles, these are also very important right now."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
So please, familiarize yourself with it and use it.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Netflix should please the stock market when it reports earnings on Thursday — even if there is the usual “sell the news” response.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“But I’m certain she’ll be delighted. We’re old acquaintances. If you please, tell her that Miss Elizabeth Novis from the Cleveland family is here for her.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Hate is a virus that spreads how it pleases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
“Just when you think the flavor has fully revealed itself, you discover a subtle hint of citrus at the finish that really pleases the palate.”
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
If Mr. Fetterman’s physical discomfort in jacket and tie is as painful as he suggests, he may dress as he pleases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
He likes to come and go as he pleases, but it’s challenging to drive and get around in the winter.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
I finish the whole plate and then ask for seconds, which pleases Mamá Jacinta.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
Even if they are pleased with a company’s quarterly results, investors will be more excited by a rosy outlook.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
A Times spokesman said it was pleased that the Justice Department agreed to withdraw the subpoenas, “but they should never have been issued in the first place.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Another soldier in Izium, nicknamed "Ananas", also told AFP he was pleased to see the back of Syrsky, who was known for military success but also developed a reputation for not caring about losses.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
"And we're so pleased that our long-standing pair, Blue 35 and White YW, are still breeding successfully."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
But when I had told him about Shanghai Chic—leaving out the part about modeling—he’d been pleased with the scheme to rent pieces to Formann’s.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
An adviser’s recommendations may not always be pleasing to hear, but they flow from a more complete understanding of a client’s situation based on detailed fact-finding, probing and insight into the client’s needs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Bran Black, chief executive of the Business Council of Australia says it was pleasing that the government is prioritizing the development of AI policy, while establishing an AI Office in Canberra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Though Madison Square Garden is a core piece of New York iconography, it is not exactly aesthetically pleasing.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Jeff Greenblatt, a former researcher for Socolow who contributed to the “Wedges” paper, said the researchers had engaged in “a delicate dance” between maintaining their intellectual integrity and pleasing BP.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
The cork came free with a pleasing sound and I held it up triumphantly for them to see.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
