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pencil (in)

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as in to author

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Educational technology products built on generative AI often make unsupported claims of improving young students' learning and critical thinking skills, according to an APA report co-authored by Barnes that published on Thursday.

— Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
His legislative record includes co-authoring a statewide rent stabilization law, the strongest renter protection bill in decades.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

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Before last season, Aitken penned an open letter to the Angels, pleading for a better partnership, a name change, and more access to inspect the stadium.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The comment seemed to be a reference to Anthropic and its CEO, Dario Amodei, who has penned a number of blogs and made other comments about the risks of AI.

— Samantha Subin,CJ Haddad,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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Looney Tunes reference scribbled in the geographic direction of Hollywood.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
With the bulk of his work at practice done for the day, Achord retreats to the back of the end zone with Koonz, squatting and scribbling something on paper.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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