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[sin] / sɪn /




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But a bigger comedic sin is the belief that viewers will automatically laugh just because they recognize a reference.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“Their hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their AI products — a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

AI companies' "hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their A.I. products -- a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale," said A.G.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

In its commitment to unvarnished talk — even if that leads to a clunky staginess — “Blue Film” has thoughts about identity, choice, sin and salvation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

This, and not that other, his deadly sin, having looked on his father’s nakedness and mocked and cursed him in his heart?

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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