unplug
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On Thursday, two members of Congress unveiled a bipartisan bill requiring makers of the most powerful AI models to build in a kill switch -- a way to unplug a model outright.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Those who hope to unplug on Friday evening with no foresight will likely find themselves restless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
“These people, when I unplug them ... they’re all going to Seattle where the mayor will welcome them,” Pratt told Haskell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
While the timing isn’t ideal for my new Gi experiment, I plan to unplug without abandoning Dr. Becky.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
I don’t know why we didn’t just unplug the phone.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
One of the friends unplugs her iPhone charger from the wall.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023
But are there consequences if everyone unplugs from the system?
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2022
Ed Begley Jr. unplugs all of the appliances in George's kitchen, announcing, "I'm a real environmentalist; you say you are, but these incandescent bulbs in this giant-sized margarita machine tell a different story."
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2016
My father is so cheap when we go to bed he unplugs the clocks.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2015
We all sit there blinking as she unplugs and sits down.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
When the toys use messaging apps to control their owners in ways that go terrifyingly unnoticed, humankind itself seems to be blundering about with its brain unplugged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
She claimed she was off work and home alone—that she had unplugged her phone and gone to bed.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
We were unplugged by necessity, by force majeure, by decree of Xcel Energy Inc., and compelled to set aside our screens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
In 2020, economist Paul Milgrom unplugged the phone when the Nobel committee called - in the middle of the night - to tell him he had won the Nobel for economics.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
Natalie’s phone lit up with a text, and she unplugged it from the wall charger.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
What we need is a culture capable of making that unplugging last.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Ms Kane agrees: "By unplugging them you're removing them from the electrical supply completely which just protects against the risk of electrical faults or surges."
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
I work at a major social-media company and read your column about Gen Z unplugging while I was scrolling Instagram during my morning commute.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2025
“It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” said Edward Maibach, a professor at George Mason University.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
I’m up, unplugging the charger, and stuffing it into one of my wondercoat’s many pockets.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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