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mishap

[mis-hap, mis-hap] / ˈmɪs hæp, mɪsˈhæp /


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Customers won’t use models that lack strong safeguards because they don’t want to run the risk of a mishap, which could hurt their own business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

But the 51-year-old says she did not receive a fair trial, citing problems with evidence, the actions of the prosecution, and an unusual mishap with the jury while they deliberated on their verdicts.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

On Thursday, Anthropic reported a similar mishap whereby a setup error allowed its Claude models to reach the open internet during safety evaluations and compromise the infrastructure of three real-world organizations.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026

Shortly after he and Adrian reminisce about the mishap in Munich, McElwee continues his narration.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

No mishap had befallen him or his cargo.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

After congratulating the crew on completing thousands of combat missions with “zero casualties, zero flight mishaps, and zero working toilets,” Jost’s Hegseth offered an update on developments back home.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

But the show truly starts when it falls apart with technical mishaps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Despite parking mishaps, robotaxi companies such as Waymo and Tesla say their vehicles are statistically safer than human drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

There are measures the company has adopted over the years to bolster its platform against myriad vulnerabilities: adopting cybersecurity programs to preempt automated bot accounts, and expanding protections for music festival mishaps.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

The names of the dead were as important as the names of the living, as every loss from disease and suicide—and the other mishaps labeled as such for accounting purposes—needed to be justified to employers.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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