status
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In its Claude Constitution, which defines Anthropic’s intentions for Claude’s behavior, Anthropic wrote that Claude’s moral status is “deeply uncertain,” and that it might have “representations of an emotional state, which could shape its behavior.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
Like George Orwell, another moralist who questioned the status quo, Berry could be equally critical of the left and the right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The women couldn’t be more unalike in terms of background and status.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
"For Kim Jong Un, maintaining the status quo is the best option right now."
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Many white slaveholders, especially in Virginia’s upper-class homes, considered mixed-race people a sort of status symbol, just as some people today think of a flashy car or an expensive new smartphone.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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So far, the agency has already updated dates of deaths and citizenship statuses, it said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
And we were checking our statuses on the website to see if we had a valid driver’s license for over a month.”
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Nearly four million households in the U.S. include a mix of legal statuses, with at least one resident living in the country unlawfully and at least one other here lawfully, such as a U.S. citizen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
He repeated his criticism of the ruling and said levies "will remain in place under fully approved and tested alternative legal statuses", but offered little in the way of detail on his plans.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
His statuses didn’t provide much context about his life, only that he’d been a loner who preferred runs with his golden retriever Turbo instead of social outings with his classmates.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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