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spam

[spam] / spæm /
NOUN
cold call
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Police said the tip, dated July 18, was flagged as spam and never reached the department's Real-Time Crime Center for vetting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The company said many of the incidents are being referred to as "agent spam", which it described as "unexpected or concerning" AI agent activity, like posting information to the internet.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Instagram’s terms of service prohibit intellectual property violations, spam, illegal content, hate speech, bullying and abuse, self-injury, graphic violence and inappropriate imagery that may include nudity or sexual content.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The agents created new accounts on RubyGems every two-to-three minutes and uploaded hundreds of files that seemed like spam to the RubyGems security team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Butternut was on it in a second, happily licking it while I checked the email—which turned out to be spam.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks


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