animate
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They just needed to submit photographs of themselves and their loved ones, and AI would then animate the material following specific prompts.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
In “Grass Breathing,” Mendieta, hidden beneath squares of sod, uses her own respiration to animate the earth above.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
He emerged with twins whose distinct qualities animate an awards-worthy dual performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Such outcomes would not resolve the broader debates that animate these cases.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026
Images from the day animate themselves, jumbling in my vision.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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“Their hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their AI products — a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
AI companies' "hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their A.I. products -- a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale," said A.G.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
The military is perennially short on pilots, and what animates most young men and women to sign up certainly isn’t the pay or the itinerant lifestyle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
That core truth animates the centuries-old English tradition of equity, which developed as a system to do justice when courts of law weren’t up to the task.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2025
This entire episode took me from fear to a rage that burned in me then, animates me now, and will likely leave me on fire for the rest of my days.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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The comedian-actor is developing a film about the animated icon and will star as the doe-eyed flapper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
It is the most-watched original title in Netflix history and won best animated film and best original song for Golden at the 2026 Golden Globes and Oscars.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
John Stewart’s legend fared better in the animated “Justice League” and “Justice League Unlimited” series, which established him as a favorite among newcomers to the franchise.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
A stronger labor market might have animated concerns that rates weren’t restrictive enough to bring inflation down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Don’t tell her,” a thin girl with large, dark, animated eyes and long black lashes says.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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It is about much more profound questions of Britain's sovereignty, economy and place in the world which have been animating our politics for more than a decade now.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Democracy demands allegiance to ideals of human dignity and political equality, the protection of which is its animating purpose.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
The same animating spirit that drove the Founding Fathers led Cornelius Vanderbilt and Henry Ford to create business empires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Popular rule became the animating spirit of 1776, and it remains the reason why “Common Sense” still matters.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
The artificial life force animating them seemed to fail if pressed too far...at least in some of them.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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