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attentive

[uh-ten-tiv] / əˈtɛn tɪv /




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A.I. large language models are prompt, attentive, positive and frictionless—in short, much easier to deal with than humans with their own needs, wants, and moods.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Now it is my turn," his 53-year-old son said, adding that a "major task" awaited him and that he wished to be "present and attentive" going forward.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

“We really need to be attentive about how we’re installing windows.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Benjamin Myers’s introduction to “The Spire” is the most useful: clear, attentive to structure, properly alert to the novel’s historical and symbolic dimensions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

And when someone spoke to him, he sat just as still and attentive, listening with his eyes.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye


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