yawning
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OpenAI Co-Founder Sam Altman, Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella and others have spoken about a yawning gap between AI-model capabilities and individual usage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
And while the money did close some of the early, yawning deficit Cornyn was facing against Paxton in preliminary polling, it hardly has put his opponents away.
From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026
Several men on the jury looked away, one yawning.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Hart keeps up a steady stream of anecdotes and witty repartee, but increasingly the mask slips; underneath it all is the yawning realization that he is utterly alone.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Shinae was sitting in the corner peeling onions very slowly and yawning.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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