outcrops

present tense third-person singular of outcrop

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • BioShocking nonetheless surfaces yet another way to defeat guardrails designed to keep LLMs from going off the rails.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
  • Long-term agent memory retains malicious instructions and surfaces them on every run.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • From that glossy start emerges an elaborate, colossal bun composed of braids in varying widths—from pencil-thin plaits woven around the base to chunkier folds making up the lion’s share of the height-enhancing sculpture.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 29 June 2026
  • The trail starts in a glade, crosses a bridge over a creek, then emerges into alpine pasture and scree surrounded by high peaks.
    William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • The city issues funding in the form of bonds, which is then reimbursed by new property tax revenue collected in the area in future years.
    Ilana Arougheti July 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Oregon issues a limited energy technician license after two years, allowing independent work on low-voltage systems.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • And by the 12th year, this number rises to $113,000, exceeding the median salary for graduate degree-holders in the state, according to the data released by the UC’s Institutional Research and Academic Planning department.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Timeline Tuesday, July 7-Thursday, July 16The last-quarter moon rises around midnight on July 7, leaving the evening sky dark and beginning July’s best stargazing window.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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“Outcrops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcrops. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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