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a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard
the password for the all-night rave will be changed next week
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She's changed the password on her phone and is trying to see the funny side in it all, going as far as to post about it in a video shared to her TikTok, Alifoodandfunny, where it's already been watched 250,000 times.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Next Clear form Never submit passwords through Google Forms.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
Set the scene with mood lighting, whip up some classic cocktails and give guests a password to use at the door.
—Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
Two prompt injections—one attempting to steal passwords through a phishing site and another attempting to mislead the model about the input of Python code—both had success rates of below 50 percent.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Next Clear form Never submit passwords through Google Forms.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
Set the scene with mood lighting, whip up some classic cocktails and give guests a password to use at the door.
—Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
Two prompt injections—one attempting to steal passwords through a phishing site and another attempting to mislead the model about the input of Python code—both had success rates of below 50 percent.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for password
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“Password.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/password. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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