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amok

[uh-muhk, uh-mok] / əˈmʌk, əˈmɒk /




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Not long after Zuckerberg took the stage in California, social media users started reporting cases of Muse running amok, including claims that the agent read emails without permission.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It’s technology gone amok, or maybe it’s…actually the correct call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Of course, the critters escape and run amok; the show’s faster, sometimes drone-shot xenomorph chases required longer corridors than hide-and-seek-oriented “Alien’s,” some 160-feet-plus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

The 30-something added that there was "absolutely no sense" in the idea of AGI running amok.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

Burr embodied Hamilton’s daring and energy run amok in a political culture still groping for its stable shape.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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