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violative

[vahy-uh-ley-tiv, vahy-uh-luh-tiv] / ˈvaɪ əˌleɪ tɪv, ˈvaɪ ə lə tɪv /


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The company previously said it has restricted Grok’s image-generation abilities and that it takes action to remove high-priority violative content.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Lilly’s nightmare doesn’t involve the dead father consuming her, but its violative creepiness eats at you even so.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

During a hearing on Wednesday, Murphy concluded, “The government’s actions in this case are unquestionably violative of this court’s order.”

From Slate • May 21, 2025

Gen. Rob Bonta said Norwalk’s actions have been “brazenly and defiantly violative of the law,” and cited the city’s lumping homeless shelters in with the other businesses as especially problematic.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

Mr. Toombs denied that the bill was a "Pandora's box of evil," or that its passage was violative of the good faith of the South.

From Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage by Stovall, Pleasant A.




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