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While 764 is mostly active on encrypted platforms, their content is also being shared on social media—a place where kids can come across it without warning.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Then, without warning, their systems began to shut down.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Dozens of inmates from Evin’s highest-security section 209, run by the Revolutionary Guard’s intelligence agency, were moved, without warning, to undisclosed facilities elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The Ministry of Justice said it could be distressing for families to see offenders in the media without warning, adding that it was investigating Nadine's complaint.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The baby, full to bursting with magic, was a bit like a sleeping volcano—internal energy and heat and power can build over time, and erupt without warning.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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