breach
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OpenAI paused some model development for two weeks this summer after two models it was testing were involved in a security breach at AI platform Hugging Face.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Sarkissian has filed a counterclaim against Global Ascension, Macciello and others connected to the film production company, also accusing them of fraud and breach of contract.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Contact details, vehicle registrations and postcodes were stolen in the breach that appears to have accessed databases containing wi-fi log in and car parking details.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
China has warned there is a "high risk" that a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may breach its banks, causing a second flood downstream.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Normally, this heinous breach of decorum was the pitfall of young lieutenants’ wives.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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But an expert report prepared for the Silivri prosecutor's office, a copy of which was seen by AFP, indicated there had been multiple breaches of safety procedures aboard the tanker.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Security misconfigurations, such as the one the Justice Department highlighted in Capital One Financial’s 2019 massive data theft, remain one of the top causes of data breaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The other is a powerful exposé on the safety breaches that have caused deadly crashes and accidents on Boeing airplanes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
She said his breaches "had moved a great deal away from what one would think were the terrifying elements".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
She finally breaches the wall of quiet between us.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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Nearly 400 people died in Bihar after the Kosi breached an embankment in Nepal.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
There have been reports that Deakin died shortly after learning that he had been sacked after it was found he had breached patient confidentiality in text message exchanges with Letby.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Hugging Face gained attention earlier this summer when OpenAI models breached controls and were able to compromise the company’s systems.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Nepal's Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said an earthquake likely triggered a landslide that in turn blocked a river, sending water gushing downstream after it eventually breached the obstruction.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The wheel was the kind used to hold back seawater if a hull breached, a solid airtight door.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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Prison staff told the BBC the high level of offenders being recalled to prison for breaching license conditions given on their release or re-offending has cancelled out much of the extra room.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Some routinely put on a show: NYC0318, a whale also seen by AFP on a recent outing, often charms whale watchers with sensational lunge-feeds, breaching the water and prompting shrieks of delight.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Last month, Chelsea were fined £10m and given a suspended ban from registering new players for two transfer windows for breaching rules relating to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The shark made a few circles, its fins at times breaching the water’s surface as stunned fishermen looked on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Okay, this had never been spelt out exactly, but it was definitely, as I say, an understanding, and until the afternoon of the Daniel Deronda business, neither of us had come anywhere near breaching it.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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