phantom
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A separate team at Cornell University found that researchers were using AI to compile citations, and that it was inventing bogus research, with around 147,000 pieces of phantom research cited last year.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Within days, Pirro’s office also moved to drop misdemeanor charges against three more people accused of the same phantom vandalism.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
“The blockers here are solid contractual provisions, not phantom clauses” that Hudson Bay could waive without Bed Bath & Beyond’s consent, the three-judge panel wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
He’s still waking up to phantom alarms and discovering items he hid in cabinets and other places.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Apparently, the phantom fence cutters had struck all around the territory, stirring up trouble between every farmer and the neighboring ranchers.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
His hope is that we “preserve more lands for the unknown, for the phantoms, for the descendants” of the great native species.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The brain phantoms thus depict areas in the brain that generate particularly complex signals and are therefore difficult to analyse, such as intersecting nerve pathways.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2024
When Kinsel recently began seeing visions of his late horse Yoyo running toward him, a medicine man held a ceremony to dispel the phantoms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2024
Fleischer wasn’t always so comfortable with the phantoms, though.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
She didn’t have to turn around to know the phantoms were there; a sudden flurry of movement erupted in the room all around her.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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