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embody

[em-bod-ee] / ɛmˈbɒd i /




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To embody Conrad, 73-year-old Brosnan had a process: "You sit quietly with a cup of tea, and you read the script, and you read the script many times over."

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

PepsiCo PEP 2.42%increase; up pointing triangle used to embody everything investors prized in a stock: dependable brands, reliable earnings growth and steady returns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Knowing that good positioning, overloads around the ball, and relentless off-the-ball running help Swansea disorganise defences, it is likely the dynamic and roaming full-backs that embody these qualities best.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Short came to embody the inverse of that picture, the shaded gloom lurking in places that escape sunshiny illumination.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

He lived long enough to embody qualities before being undone by them.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Maybe no scene better embodies Lee’s exquisite communion with his characters than his last one, which supplies them with a hint of grace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

As her husband, Sang-woo—who comes from money and is now a businessman, often dealmaking in genteel English over the phone—Mr. Zo embodies an entitlement so deeply instilled that it almost doesn’t register.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Said to have impressed with his in-depth presentations during the recruitment process, he embodies "a new generation with sincere humility", Chanel fashion president Bruno Pavlovsky said of him at the time.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

They may reach arguably loftier artistic heights with “Revolver,” “Sgt. Pepper,” “The White Album,” or “Abbey Road” — take your pick — but “Rubber Soul” embodies the group’s decisive turn towards self-conscious greatness.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Each of the Seven embodies all of the Seven," Septon Osmynd had told her once.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Prof Barker said: "It is fascinating to have evidence for both compassion and violence amongst Neanderthals, our closest evolutionary cousins, embodied in this one individual."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Mr. Berge is less interested in such practical applications than in the embodied experience of smelling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

El-Sayed connects his belief to a national crisis of faith embodied in Washington: “We don’t have faith in our future; we don’t have faith that we can actually fix things.”

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

This frontier, it turns out, is both geographic — as embodied by the ever-expanding borders of a nation intent on colonizing and conquering much of the continent — and psychological.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

She handed the smiling doll to him as if this tiny memento embodied the hopes and fears of everyone in the room.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

Heaton, meanwhile, spent most of the last decade embodying the introverted Jonathan Byers on “Stranger Things.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The character, the first full-fledged advertising mascot for Crocs, is a sort of emotional support animal embodying the casual vibe associated with its slip-on shoes, according to Chief Marketing Officer Carly Gomez.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"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

It became a kind of secret code embodying their ambitions.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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