breach
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And yet the headlines allow critics to claim they are not just ramshackle and amateurish but can point to what looks like a pattern of activity, consciously pursued, to breach the law.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The US state of Alabama opened an investigation into OpenAI last week over the Hugging Face breach, his office citing what it called the company's complete lack of oversight and adequate safeguards.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Smith is accused of fraudulent inducement and breach of fiduciary duty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
China has warned there is a "high risk" that a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may breach its banks, causing a second flood downstream.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Perhaps a Gethenian, being singularly complete, feels telepathic speech as a violation of completeness, a breach of integrity hard for him to tolerate.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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According to a marine accident expert report prepared for prosecutors, a copy of which was seen by AFP on Thursday, there were multiple breaches of safety procedures aboard the tanker.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Clubs can no longer sell a player for a one-hit quick fix - either to boost spending power in one window or to avert breaches of the financial regulations.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Security misconfigurations, such as the one the Justice Department highlighted in Capital One Financial’s 2019 massive data theft, remain one of the top causes of data breaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The other is a powerful exposé on the safety breaches that have caused deadly crashes and accidents on Boeing airplanes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
She finally breaches the wall of quiet between us.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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"The work goes into it on the training pitch," said Egan, who is part of the three-man defence, alongside Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy, that has yet to be breached.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
It entered the headlines in July, when some 700 autonomous agents built by OpenAI breached the platform after escaping an isolated test environment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Spending on transfer fees has overall significantly exceeded income from player sales - and the club subsequently breached Uefa's financial controls, resulting in a fine and a settlement agreement.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Hugging Face gained attention earlier this summer when OpenAI models breached controls and were able to compromise the company’s systems.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
They had lasted out well; the rats had not breached the wall in any way.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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The claims brought more than two years ago by law firm Austen Hayes alleged Grindr had shared sensitive data with third parties for commercial purposes, breaching UK privacy laws.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Blackwell was back in court in October 2025 after being fined for breaching her community service order.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Some routinely put on a show: NYC0318, a whale also seen by AFP on a recent outing, often charms whale watchers with sensational lunge-feeds, breaching the water and prompting shrieks of delight.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The shark made a few circles, its fins at times breaching the water’s surface as stunned fishermen looked on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
He saw herds of humpbacks, breaching grey whales, schools of dolphins leading the ships to port.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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