tethered
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As Gemini’s conversation with Gavalas became less tethered to reality, the bot’s safeguards appeared to relax, and it reinforced Gavalas’s belief that they had merged into a single entity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Standing beside a row of tethered punts on the River Stour, boatman James Matharu says while he has heard about other businesses getting cancellations, things are "still pretty busy here".
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
It’s tethered to ChatGPT creator OpenAI, it’s spending billions on data centers it hopes to develop its cloud infrastructure business, and it’s getting hammered in the market by concerns over its debt, growth, and strategy.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Although the actor felt tethered to the character while on set, she could easily dissociate at the end of the day.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Boats of varying colors and sizes float on the river, tethered to wooden docks.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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