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can do

[kan-doo] / ˈkænˈdu /






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These models can do things from a fraud and crime perspective that is fundamentally different from anything in the past.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Bezos said in an interview that the company’s goal is “to empower engineers and make an invention easier and faster, so smaller teams can do much bigger things on much shorter time cycles.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“There is nothing you can do in this courtroom,” she said, “that can bring Mark and Jacob back.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"I didn't know what I can do to protect my children."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He can do exactly what you’ve done—though he’ll find a piece of net just the right size for one big bag, so he won’t have to fall down the middle like poor Selkie!

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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