earnestly
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Assertions of vulgar auteurism don’t necessarily suggest that a film is as “good” as others of its ilk, only that the film earnestly explores ideas as enduring as those in any formally rigid, awards-bait film.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The researcher, Jacob Coxon, said in a social media post: “People building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned on Sept. 8, warning that “the people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"I earnestly believe that AI has the potential to kill us all, and that we might be running out of time to avoid this outcome," Chughtai wrote on social media.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Her claws always came out when she was happy, and I knew I’d have tiny red wounds from how she was kneading me, purring, her eyes looking earnestly into mine.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
Vocabulary lists containing earnestly
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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