would-be
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Artificial intelligence has found critical security flaws in a major programming language called PHP, with many websites taken offline Thursday as organisations worldwide scramble to fend off would-be hackers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Artificial intelligence is also being used by bad actors for deepfake voice impersonations, more personalized “realistic” dialogue, and “data mashing” from various breaches to compile a hyperpersonalized profile of the would-be victim.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Clare buttonholed Archer and, according to his own account, the would-be candidate burst into tears and asked that the story be quashed.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Plump yourself on the spoils of would-be gardeners.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
It makes me think of the way my mom used to always leave a television on when we’d go on vacation so would-be robbers would think someone was home.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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