spiral
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“As defendant watched Perry spiral into darkness, he could have taken steps at any point to pull Perry back into the light,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
One key reason is that a wage-price stagflationary spiral is going to have a tough time taking hold as rising fears of AI disruption are making it harder to find a job.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Leo has denounced the race for AI in the military field, saying that "delegating decisions concerning the life and death of human beings to machines" is a "destructive spiral".
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
With limited staff and few social workers educating the public, the outbreak is threatening to spiral into a security emergency.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
What began as a tense standoff between the two superpowers now threatened to spiral into an actual nuclear conflict.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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