yawning

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OpenAI Co-Founder Sam Altman, Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella and others have spoken about a yawning gap between AI-model capabilities and individual usage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

And while the money did close some of the early, yawning deficit Cornyn was facing against Paxton in preliminary polling, it hardly has put his opponents away.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

Nothing much happens, until the segment’s finale introduces a twist that suggests the yawning chasm between what we think we know about our parents and what the truth of their lives is.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Instead a yawning gulf of mistrust lies between these two neighbours, one even Trump's deal-making prowess has failed to bridge.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Dinner was served and the others came in—Sparrow and Ruby from the garden; Feral, yawning, from the direction of his room.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor