bionic
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Mr. Foster dismisses their preoccupations with bionic implants or humanoid robots as MacGuffins—Alfred Hitchcock’s term for a device that momentarily advances a movie plot but ultimately fails to develop into anything.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Steel-cut or Irish oats, on the other hand, are practically bionic — too sturdy to surrender to mere soaking, and still pebble-firm come morning.
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025
“And five years ago I had a hip replacement. I’m a bionic woman!”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024
For some, bionic vision might be required to see that future, though.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024
Her nails are short and polish-free, the magic fingers connected to the hands connected to the forearms roped with steel muscle and tendons that lead to shoulders, neck and bionic brain.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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