negation
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The models also struggled to parse negation correctly, as in “take with food” versus “don’t take with food.”
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
In addition, large language models in AI tools have difficulty interpreting passages containing negation.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024
The negation of LeBron James is not related to sports, rather it is a cultural stain.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2024
“It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
Every negation requires mental homework, and when a sentence contains many of them the reader can be overwhelmed.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Robert Murtagh from the FDA union, which represents senior civil servants, said it is "deeply frustrating" that formal negations over civil servant pay have not begun.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Both sides will set dates soon as to when negations will happen next week.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
As in his earlier work, Saunders’ relentlessly humane vision of life, always in comic search of our deepest negations of each other, is remarkably vivid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
He replaced Mohammed Abdel-Aty who oversaw years of technical negations with Ethiopia over its controversial dam on the Nile River’s main tributary.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 13, 2022
The difficulty posed by negations has long been noted in style manuals.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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