chameleon
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The years since the publication of “Hillbilly Elegy” demonstrated that Vance is, at his heart, an opportunist and a chameleon.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
"He is a chameleon," said 1994 World Cup winner Leonardo, who worked with Ancelotti at AC Milan and Paris St-Germain both as a player and as an executive.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Not to belabor the reptile references, but Byrne is something of a creative chameleon, moving easily from drama to comedy to horror, film to television to stage and back again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
David was a political chameleon who nimbly navigated a volatile epoch while remaining an artist of the highest professionalism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
There was an anchor, an hourglass surmounted by a skull, a chameleon, a bull, a beehive...Thirty-six altogether, and she couldn’t even guess what they meant.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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On a recent visit, it was hard to decide what was more surreal: the carved statues of snails, chameleons and turtles that decorate the church’s exterior or the circuslike scene around it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Given the long scientific history surrounding chameleons, they assumed someone must have reported this structure before.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2025
We view ourselves as chameleons, because we want to be ourselves, but we want to play to the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
"The thing I am saddest about leaving behind was my five pet chameleons," the 26-year-old said.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023
“So, you were looking up chameleons during lunch,” she said.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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Amazing Animals, A-Z
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