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embrace

[em-brays] / ɛmˈbreɪs /


NOUN
hug
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“Well, I think he wants to embrace that. I think that’s why he wanted to be a Laker,” Redick said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

The embrace from established musicians has definitely helped the band navigate its rise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

It was quite the sight to see Alisson embrace Ngumoha shortly after the young man was given Uefa's player of the match award.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

If it saves lives or brings victory closer, they embrace it; in combat you find out quickly what works and what fails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Dr. Han opened his eyes and pulled Doha into a tight embrace.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Across an itinerant urgency of walks, drives, embraces, laughs, threats, nervy meetings, shared meals, phone calls and tearful testimony, Loktev’s immersive portrait of roving defiance is as necessary as nonfiction gets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The kitchen, meanwhile, embraces classic New York City style with dark wood cabinetry, ample storage, and modern appliances.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Imagine a grandfather who silently embraces you every day, listens to you, and has always been strong and full of life," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Even as the White House embraces AI as an engine of “human flourishing,” the administration continues to wrestle with the potential spiritual consequences of advanced machines that approximate human consciousness and often exceed human capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Cologne made me think of voice coaches, of maitre d’s, of old men and their unwanted embraces.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The irony of being embraced in a mostly white subgenre of punk rock while Black American culture formed its foundation is not lost on the group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Young AI founders have embraced the so-called 9-9-6, claiming to work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Born Robert Francis Prevost on Chicago's South Side in 1955, the 71-year-old pontiff is the first American-born pope and has been warmly embraced by US Catholics since he was elected last May.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

That desire for privacy appears to align with the quieter lifestyle Carrey has embraced away from Hollywood in recent years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“I embraced every opportunity to talk with her.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Early in the film, Evans explains that they wanted to give the filmmakers extraordinary access to their daily lives, embracing what he calls “radical transparency.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

For Netflix, that means looking outside of its once-unimpeachable red walls and embracing more reluctant partnerships with rivals, while cutting costs and overhauling old practices wherever possible.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Lula has even dubbed himself the "selfie king," embracing informal, direct-to-camera campaign videos.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Now the mortgage industry is embracing another metric.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

That is not my object in embracing his character and his cause.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright


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