burglar
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From burglar to saboteur, artificial-intelligence agents have taken on nefarious roles in recent so-called loss-of-control episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It could also provide enough electricity for off-grid devices requiring little power, such as sensors to detect pest damage to farmland, overflowing rivers, landslides or even burglar alarms.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
It’s like showing a burglar a vulnerable window, then asking him to figure out the best way to break inside and pillage the place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
This meant they could avoid triggering some burglar alarm systems which only covered downstairs floors.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
“Yeah,” agrees Kelton, “but not in the way a burglar would.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
It’s functionally a field guide of targets for burglars, looters and squatters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Five decades ago, four burglars broke into a billionaire’s safe, setting off a chain of events that exposed and foiled one of the CIA’s most ambitious operations against the Soviets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The burglars were gone by the time officers arrived, Miller said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
He told some people Bethan had run out of their home chasing burglars, while he told others she was knocked over while taking rubbish out.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
"A dog,” said Fred, "would keep burglars away. He would sleep on the foot of my bed, and I would wash him whenever he was dirty.”
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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