tethered
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As Gemini’s conversation with Gavalas became less tethered to reality, the bot’s safeguards appeared to relax, and it reinforced Gavalas’s belief that they had merged into a single entity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Standing beside a row of tethered punts on the River Stour, boatman James Matharu says while he has heard about other businesses getting cancellations, things are "still pretty busy here".
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Although the actor felt tethered to the character while on set, she could easily dissociate at the end of the day.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Today, Aerobavovna is supplying tethered balloons to the Ukrainian military, which uses them near the front lines to relay radio signals and detect enemy signals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
The hippogriffs were tossing their fierce heads and flexing their powerful wings; they didn’t seem to like being tethered like this.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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