seriousness
Example Sentences
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Police said their safeguards had limited the impact, but that these "do not diminish the seriousness of an AI system presenting fabricated information as though it came from a person with knowledge of a homicide."
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The humor comes from their passions not seeming worthy of the level of seriousness with which they pursue them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
I do not believe hot coffee carries an innate moral seriousness unavailable to iced.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
After reporting the potential rule breaches, Chelsea said that it "treated these matters with the utmost seriousness, providing full cooperation to all relevant regulators".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
They made small talk as they drove through the tidal flatland of Hampton, Katherine’s cat-shaped, wire-rimmed glasses lending her face a seriousness that matched her demeanor.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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