scraping
Example Sentences
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“It’s another version of scraping, which has been a problem since day one,” Caen said, referencing how Anthropic’s Claude and other LLMs have been trained on large amounts of copyrighted material from across the internet.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
On average, scraping behavior appeared after just 82 minutes.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
On another day, Brook's admission that England had "probably underestimated a couple of the sides" when scraping through the group stage would have taken the headlines.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
“I would argue there are other ways that we could accomplish children’s safety goals online that don’t require scraping as much personal data from people.”
From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026
She stood, her chair scraping like Moss’s had, and she moved into the wings, collapsing into a man’s arms.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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