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[em-bod-ee] / ɛmˈbɒd i /




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So what’s the catalyst for his noteworthy preoccupation with masculinity and all these archetypal characters who embody its antiquated themes?

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Salieri is malicious and conniving, which Bettany disconcertingly says was very easy to embody.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Another reason why your Marathon Man is a formidable way to visualize your financial future: He must embody all of your experience.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Everyone called her 'Didi' - elder sister - because that was the role she came to embody: "a fiercely protective figure who would lay down her life for you", she adds.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

However, if Brunelleschi had mastered the geometry of perspective as early as 1413 it becomes a little difficult to explain why there are no surviving paintings which embody these principles before 1425.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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