dangerous
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"Although rescue isn't a core mission of the vessel, it was clearly good for a dirty, dangerous missions like this."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Others in AI research said that Anthropic, by admitting it was silently interfering with the model to make it less useful, was setting a dangerous precedent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
A mother and her two children were swept away into the ocean in Laguna Beach on Tuesday evening, and one of the children remains missing, after powerful waves created dangerous conditions, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Coal mines often leach dangerous chemicals like arsenic into waterways and are required to strictly monitor pollution discharge and keep it under certain limits.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
On a desk in Las Vegas, film from infrared cameras revealing new, dangerous sources of heat coming from the bulge sat, unopened and unexamined.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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