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Skeptics could still support it for a human-centric reason, because mistreating AI systems could reinforce bad habits that make it more likely for those systems to mistreat humans.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
"However, in the short term, with severely challenged volumes, we need to reinforce our turnaround plan with additional decisive actions, lowering our break-even point and improving cash flows to make us more resilient."
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The results will likely reinforce market views that the Bank of Japan will tighten policy settings in December, bringing the benchmark rate up by another 25 basis points to 1.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
"You can use the excuse that the soil is the problem but then you should have known that and you need to make sure that you reinforce it more," Verstappen said.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
These success stories reinforce perceptions of mobility, as does cultural mythmaking in the form of television programs like American Idol and The Apprentice.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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For now, the research reinforces the importance of exercise while revealing that its benefits depend on an intricate network of molecular processes inside muscle cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
“The magnitude of today’s diesel price rebound reinforces our bullish trading bias.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Last, it reinforces that he probably does have plans for after the midterms.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026
“It reinforces the idea that we are a meritocracy,” Altman said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The fact that the source of this expression predates Newton and was picked up by him for his own purposes only reinforces Faulkner’s compelling argument.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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That point was reinforced by Tracey Dunn, from the Allergy UK incorporating Anaphylaxis UK organisation, who also spoke to teachers at Regent House School.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
“That did not help remove that mistrust. It reinforced that mistrust.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
“This just reinforced the fact that the Fed has more work to do,” Rehling at Wells Fargo said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The broader analysis also reinforced the earlier finding that an unusually large amount of mass is concentrated near the cluster's center.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
It was substantially reinforced when the religion became legal and was openly practised following the Edict of Milan in ad 313.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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The leadership in the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda will celebrate the King and his work in protecting rainforests, creating cultural ties and reinforcing relationships around trade, energy, and agriculture.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
U.S. jobless claims resumed their downslide after breaking a monthlong decline last week, reinforcing expectations for another interest-rate hike this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The government meanwhile welcomed the polling date announcements as an "important stage ... towards reinforcing the country's democratic system".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
This created a reinforcing cycle in which rising oxygen levels encouraged chemical changes that supported biological growth, which in turn helped maintain atmospheric oxygen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
The women of Raskova’s regiments, with Soviet society reinforcing their heterosexual standards, felt that marriage was acceptable; but affairs were not.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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