embrace
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He might look intimidating, but his smile and willingness to participate in school gatherings propels others to immediately embrace him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Hunt was among those to embrace this as well as she swapped out her silver earrings for gold at the European Championships, and wore a tiara after winning her 200m gold on Thursday evening.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The most recent high-profile progressive candidate to embrace those working people: Abdul El-Sayed, whose economic populism helped him win the 2026 Michigan Democratic Senate primary.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
It disavowed diversity efforts to win the FCC’s blessing but now is facing calls in California to embrace such commitments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Wishing to embrace the present occasion of finding out whether in teaching Joe, I should have to begin quite at the beginning, I said, “Ah! But read the rest, Jo.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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Ultimately, they conclude, finding a new constitutional meaning that actually embraces the public’s true understanding of the document requires returning to our old understanding.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Even Jon Bernthal’s Punisher, an occasional ally to Spider-Man, embraces the woe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Syd’s new album happily embraces a sense of maturity — of “feeling more sure of myself than I ever have,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Byrd, on the other hand, embraces it all, even without the hazy glow of ’80s-era DV cameras.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
When Auntie Nina comes in, she embraces Tūtū and gently kisses her cheek.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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And then in Chief Justice John Roberts’ opinion in the Lisa Cook case, he kind of embraced those in broad form and turned them into the law.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
Asked whether he had embraced Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again movement, Rubio said he supported it.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
During almost a decade as the joke candidate in UK politics, Binface has fully embraced the absurd.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Now, a pipeline from Texas is planned to help fill the gap—one that Gov. Gavin Newsom has embraced as the state faces the highest pump prices in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Simon and Penelope hugged each other, and Mater and Pater Lumley embraced all their children in turn.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Maybe they can get tenure by embracing and touting these ideas and getting a citation from a Supreme Court justice, maybe even a majority opinion.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
Singapore is one of the world's fastest aging countries and its seniors are embracing the challenge of staying healthy creatively.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“AI is very likely to make the U.S. economy more productive. If investors believe that, they should be buying the equal-weighted S&P 500 and companies embracing AI in their operations.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026
Some users have used the trend to comment on modern beauty standards and diet culture, embracing their Botox-free face or their love of carbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“We don’t understand that we are embracing our deaths.”
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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