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this bowdlerization of "Moby Dick" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology
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Penske says roughly 20% of Google searches leading to its sites now display AI Overviews — and, here’s the rub, that those summaries lift material from publishers’ work, answer the user’s query directly on the results page, and keep readers from clicking through.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
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Additionally, some of the summaries broke off in the middle of a sentence with no obvious way to read the missing text.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Algorithms now insert punctuation, expand cryptic abbreviations, and hyperlink obscure citations to their sources.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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This viral hit was a long time coming for the pair, who joined the SNL writers’ room in 2022 and developed a reputation for crafting sketches that jump on pop-culture trends with a fluency in girls-and-gays online fanspeak.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nwodim, who joined SNL in season 44, made headlines during the 50th season in April during one of her Weekend Update sketches.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Criticism of Israel has been muted within the Republican Party, tracking with surveys that show broad approval of Israel’s military operation among GOP voters.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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To identify workaholics, the researchers used established psychological surveys that measure both excessive and compulsive working tendencies.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes are 96% fresh from 27 reviews, while the audience score stands at 99%.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Bowdlerizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerizations. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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