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[uh-plahy] / əˈplaɪ /






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It can’t apply the AI magic that comes from its labs to a cloud-computing business, software sales or an e-commerce operation, because it doesn’t have any of those things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Social media services, including adult content platforms, would also face new requirements under the law to "mitigate risks associated with exposure" to various categories of harmful content and apply labels to synthetically generated content.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Because of the complexities of the accounting period, which runs to the end of June, the Premier League is unable to apply points deductions in the season the offence happens.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The connectome may also reveal basic principles that apply to nervous systems across species, including humans.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

I hope other scholars and advocates will pick up where the book leaves off and develop the critique more fully or apply the themes sketched here to other groups and other contexts.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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