embody
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"Few objects in the history of sport embody greatness as completely as Michael Jordan's game three jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals," Joopiter said in the auction posting.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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
We spoke with four creatives who are reimagining what it means to not only collect Japanese fashion in L.A., but to truly embody its unique spirit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Constitution is a “liberty document,” and he was responding to a view of the Constitution that saw it as written by powerful men to embody a theory of power and mastery.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
He lived long enough to embody qualities before being undone by them.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Former labor organizer and iron worker Brian Poindexter embodies the emerging blue-collar, practical-minded Democrat type in the upcoming midterms.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
Flock Safety embodies the dishonesty that has been the prevailing theme of tech corporate communications and marketing for at least the past decade.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mocked by some as the “Darth Vader” façade for its bizarrely helmeted Roman soldiers, the Passion façade embodies the New Testament story of betrayal, suffering and transcendence in angular, expressionistic figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Pacoima Middle School embodies district challenges, but also its hard-won successes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
My relative, Chief Mdingi, suggested the name Zenani, which means “What have you brought to the world?” — a poetic name that embodies a challenge, suggesting that one must contribute something to society.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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The pilot Smit Machchhar embodied the "highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and care for human life", the UAE official said in a post on X.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
“He embodied the meaning of courage and responsibility in the face of a dangerous terrorist act,” Gargash said on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Few films embodied that idea more completely than the latest from the great Mike Leigh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
But as the Lord of Darkness, the massively built ruler of the underworld in Ridley Scott’s underappreciated fantasy, Curry embodied a paradox.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
I stopped: I could not trust myself to entertain, much less to express, the thought that rushed upon me—that embodied itself,—that, in a second, stood out a strong, solid probability.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Exercises often pushed students into strange scenarios or premises: embodying an object, exploring a feeling or inhabiting a logic to find more instinctive, present performances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
I like embodying them in front of other people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
And he put his own political brand - steady, competent and embodying the highest moral standards - front and centre.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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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