subvert
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And as researchers work to build safeguards, AI has shown, in some scenarios, a willingness and capacity to subvert human authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
It was in part to this fear that George Mason referred when he insisted at the Constitutional Convention that any definition of impeachable conduct must cover “attempts to subvert the Constitution.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
“You want to make it feel real, but you also want to subvert it. You need to think: ‘We’re following his rise,’” says Kanin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The ruling said the court not exercising its powers in the case would send out the wrong signal to other public bodies, undermine the authority of the commissioner, and subvert the rule of law.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
“However, the Oakland Police Department cannot comment on pending investigations, nor can it subvert the rule of law in this city.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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The plot is simultaneously ingenious, preposterous and, in its ultimate phantasmagorical effect, not unlike Mr. Holland’s account of the reality Mr. Boyne so wantonly subverts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
First, AI subverts the tech giants’ economies of scale by lowering the relatively high fixed costs of writing software, which had served as a protective moat for these companies.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
As “Oceanwide Plaza” subverts the fantasy of the miniature, the dolls do the same for the collectible figurine, asking what makes a moment “precious.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
“Misericordia” subverts the long-held idea that gay coming-home movies equate to weepy melodramas.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025
The first sentence, which says that most Internet users go to news sites in their own country, subverts its attempt to express a resemblance relation in three ways.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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They say that "subverted Scott's ability to make sound decisions, isolated him from family members who urged him to seek medical care, and convinced him that seeking medical attention was unnecessary and even potentially lethal".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The series offered a look at Mormon moms in Utah that subverted viewers’ expectations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
As the Gilded Age rolled on, one female game designer subverted the script.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Some collaborated, some left, some resisted, some subverted and some just tried to get by.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2025
They'd lied to us and subverted the judicial process.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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From DJs influencing the L.A. scene to artists subverting notions that this city lacks creative innovation, Kiko’s internal ecosystem has been one deeply representative of the brand as a whole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The removals were dubious from a legal standpoint, subverting due process and legal proceedings linked to extradition treaties signed by Mexico, say lawyers, security analysts and former officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
Redford, the picture of a classic cowboy and blonde heartthrob, was no stranger to subverting expectations in his work onscreen.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025
"It has lots of what you loved about the first Squid Game, from 2021, but has little interest in surpassing, much less subverting, its predecessor".
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024
Cool things going on with subverting trad, ideas of femininity etc.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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