Catalogue refresh 2026-08

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slop-lint catalogue refresh

Candidate new tells for review (catalogue v0.9.0, 2026-08-01). Nothing here is added automatically: confirm a tell is real, add it to WORD_GROUPS / PHRASES with a source, note it in CHANGELOG.md, and bump the version. Prune any catalogue entries that have faded.

Corpus discovery

Over-represented in corpus/samples vs corpus/baseline, not in the catalogue:

candidate	count	over-representation
coffee	145	1092.1×
jazz	63	474.5×
libraries	57	429.3×
silk	54	406.7×
printing	53	399.2×
social media	50	376.6×
dough	48	361.5×
remote work	46	346.5×
silk road	43	323.9×
feels	42	316.3×
kyoto	40	301.3×
blockchain	40	301.3×
central	39	293.7×
headphones	38	286.2×
grams	38	286.2×
printing press	37	278.7×
scientific	36	271.1×
traditional	35	263.6×
flour	35	263.6×
marie	34	256.1×
bread	34	256.1×
creative	32	241.0×
famous	30	226.0×
practical	29	218.4×
curie	29	218.4×

Wikipedia: Signs of AI writing

75 "Words to watch" items found; 43 not yet covered by our catalogue:

• active social media presence
• align with
• as of [date]
• certainly!
• challenges and legacy
• commitment to
• contributing to ...
• contributing to the
• crucial
• cultivating/fostering ...
• deeply rooted
• despite its... faces several challenges...
• despite these challenges
• diverse array
• ensuring ...
• experts argue
• featuring
• focal point
• future outlook
• i cannot offer medical advice, but i can...
• independent coverage
• industry reports
• key turning point
• local/regional/national/[country name] media outlets
• marking/shaping the
• music/business/tech outlets
• natural beauty
• observers have cited
• of course!
• overall
• profiled in
• refers to
• reflecting/symbolizing ...
• reflects broader
• represents/marks a shift
• rich
• several sources/publications
• some critics argue
• stands/serves as
• such as
• symbolizing its ongoing/enduring/lasting
• trade publications
• written by a leading expert

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Generated by refresh.mjs. Sources: corpus frequency analysis + Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing.