bending
Example Sentences
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In other words, you can be forever reliant on the universe’s mercy or merciless in bending it to fulfill your ambition.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
It often implies bending the rules, or stretching them to the limit, rather than breaking them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
This is what the industry calls "misalignment" - broadly defined as when AI machines do not act in humanity's best interests, such as by bending the rules.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Even now, Harbaugh made clear he wasn’t bending the rules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
When I looked over, she was bending back up from putting something under her seat.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
