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Washington

[wosh-ing-tuhn, waw-shing-] / ˈwɒʃ ɪŋ tən, ˈwɔ ʃɪŋ- /


NOUN
Uncle Sam
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"To this point we've had 35 teams that have come into the United States," Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the task force, said at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Regulating the development of increasingly capable AI at the global frontier, however, runs into three walls Washington can’t climb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“A government stake can signal alignment with national priorities and creates a dynamic where Washington shares in the downside risk,” Shah writes.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But the order doesn’t directly confront the core problem: Increasingly capable AI will be developed globally regardless of what Washington decides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

One of them—signing their name only as “M. M. C.”—writes a furious letter to The Evening Star in Washington, DC, calling Joey’s trip to America a “foolish and dangerous stunt.”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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