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unauthorized

[uhn-aw-thuh-rahyzd] / ʌnˈɔ θəˌraɪzd /


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Qin echoed that unauthorized use of surveillance data among law enforcement isn’t unprecedented.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

ByteDance in response said it was taking steps to strengthen its safeguards to prevent unauthorized use of IP or likeness.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

I am currently a plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Open AI and Microsoft, due to their unauthorized use of my and many other writers’ works for training their large language models.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Then on July 30, Anthropic revealed that it also found three incidents where AI models being tested "gained unauthorized access" to unnamed organizations.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

The same was true of the water hole, where unauthorized games of hockey were played during the winter.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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