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subversion

[suhb-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / səbˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
NOUN
ruin
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NOUN
undermining
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LLMs resist this architecture because the subversion happens inside private conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“Making space for subversion and resistance is at the core of what this band is about,” she continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Mr. Ho, former chairman of the group behind the annual Tiananmen vigil, is in poor health and has pleaded guilty to inciting subversion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Perversely, it’s times like these, when subversion and subtlety are required, that creativity flourishes.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

They openly bragged of their subversion, hustling a slave out the back door as the slave catchers broke down the front.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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