embody
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That’s because, as much as any player not named Messi, Fernandez came to embody Argentina’s World Cup—for better and for worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The other types also embody their names - worriers, pessimists, perfectionists and burnouts who are tired from working too hard.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
"It's almost like he is trying to reach for this glorified manhood that he cannot embody anymore," said Sabrina Karim, a political science professor at Cornell University.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
“But we have a body, and I like to very much embody my own storytelling.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
He had come to embody national authority so successfully that every attack on the government’s policies seemed to be an attack on him.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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“This extraordinary residence represents the culmination of that passion: a Napa-inspired estate that embodies everything she loved most about residential design,” the listing goes on.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
For those unfamiliar with the Harry Potter universe, each House embodies a trait: courage for Gryffindor, loyalty for Hufflepuff, wisdom for Ravenclaw and ambition for Slytherin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Deeply influenced by his Cuban grandfather, Rubio says he embodies the American dream.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Yet in its uniqueness, the city embodies crucial aspects of China’s long-term economic development and engagement with the world that are now central to the state’s conception of itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
This Terence Johnson character embodies everything that's wrong with our communities.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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Ahmed also referred to Islam and said Musa "embodied" traits of the Prophet Muhammad.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The towering versions assembled by Shaggy and Scooby embodied abundance, customization and the exhilarating possibility that nearly anything could be made better by placing it between two pieces of bread.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Finally, we offer this series as a provocation: So many of you have spent the past year attending No Kings protests, at which you embodied, physically, what it means to reject monarchical power.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Yet the delighted gang’s-all-here element that ties Anderson’s regular cast together was embodied by an endearingly shaggy run through “Zorro Is Back” with Jenny Lewis and Rogê.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
The tutor later wrote, “I have never yet found an answer to the argument embodied in that question.”
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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"Off the field, he carried himself with humility and integrity, embodying the very best values of our game."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
There can be value in embodying machismo on-screen, if it’s done right.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
“This union of artistry and vision transformed the property into a singular masterpiece, embodying the glamour and creative force of Hollywood’s Golden Age,” the description goes on.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
Webb did so by embodying professional excellence, constructing his cases with analytical rigor, painstaking research, and courage.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Curiously, though, environmentalists also describe Native American history as embodying precisely the opposite lesson: how to live in a spiritual balance with Nature.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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