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Anthropic's rise came by doubling down on delivering generative AI to enterprise clients rather than general users, the path initially chosen by archrival OpenAI.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

He was “perceptive, meticulous, and scrupulous,” Mr. Ireland writes, and came by his revolutionary bona fides honestly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

“He came by the office and assured us that there is an across-the-board prohibition on hate symbols, including swastikas and nooses,” Underwood said in a video on X.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

"Namely who the deceased was, a final medical cause of death, when, where and how he came by his death," stated Mr Butler.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

My mother’s brother, Tío Cucho, came by with a pretty woman named Rita.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago



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