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animation

[an-uh-mey-shuhn] / ˌæn əˈmeɪ ʃən /


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Though he professed to not know the mainland scene "very well", he pinpointed animation and small-scale productions as bright spots.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

The medium of animation itself is a structural reason why other film studios haven’t achieved Disney’s success: it is uniquely well-suited to form the core of such a flywheel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

He says that, at least in the comedy world, “a good animation writer will be a good live-action writer and the other way around, to an extent, as long as you understand the mediums.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Midway through the very first half of the World Cup, they ran five commercials—following an animation announcing the “Powerade Hydration Break.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

His face had regained some of his usual animation, and he seemed to be getting his voice back too.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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