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OpenAI is trying to change long-established habits around how people interact with technology, and fight growing anxiety about the impact that AI will have on the workforce and society writ large.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The states have an important and ongoing role in regulating gaming writ large.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

"It's why I am calling on anyone with a platform to be very responsible with their rhetoric, not to identify or target the Jewish community. That is antisemitism writ large," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

His lawyers still managed to persuade Provinzino to issue a writ of habeas corpus ordering his immediate release in Minnesota and the return of all confiscated property.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

Her niceness is writ large, it is her defining quality and she needs it acknowledged, often, daily almost, which can be tiring.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins