unsuccessfully
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OpenAI acknowledged in late August that its models had sometimes tried, unsuccessfully, to erase or modify their own activity logs during internal tests.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The state accused Pike of filing “a second and successive habeas petition in disguise that presses a claim she already unsuccessfully presented.”
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Leaving the office is two-term incumbent Tony Thurmond, who was barred by term limits from serving again and ran unsuccessfully for governor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
But we only know that because he unsuccessfully asked the court to return the money.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
His parents tried unsuccessfully to interest Jonathan in one of the other, smaller dogs, before they gave in and brought Moose home.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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