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imbibe

[im-bahyb] / ɪmˈbaɪb /


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Because in their training AIs imbibe a lot of law, they might also learn to play internal lawyer and anticipate how their actions might later be seen in a court.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Fewer people in the U.S. are drinking alcohol, and when they do imbibe, they drink less than they used to.

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

An extremely light drinker, Yamamoto said that even the magnitude of this victory couldn’t drive him to imbibe any of the adult beverages provided to the players.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2024

"One of the staples of elevated dining is never say 'no' to a guest. So if someone doesn't imbibe, we want to be able to 'yes' while not compromising our standards," Patton said.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2023

If only he could imbibe some of that night rest!

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

The nectar isn’t so potent that the plants catch every ant that imbibes; many of the insects are able to shrug off its effects and make it home to deliver the sweet treat.

From Science Magazine Nov. 29, 2023

In other words, Musk, who imbibes and regurgitates bad memes, has built a machine that is also designed to imbibe and regurgitate bad memes.

From Slate Nov. 7, 2023

It imbibes the illusion of omnipotence and wallows in self-adulation.

From Salon May 7, 2023

With a Bourdain-like gift for chatting up strangers and a willingness to disregard the gross factor, he imbibes traditional drinks from the familiar to the extreme while exploring the cultures that made the cocktails popular.

From Washington Post May 7, 2020

In a degree of heat in which it would rise easily in vapour, mercury imbibes pure air, and becomes a red calx, called precipitate per se.

From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Joseph Priestley

Perhaps the former hadn’t imbibed that classic piece of work advice: Dress for the job you want.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

There are gigantic sandworms to be mounted and surfed like waves, vials of blue goo to be imbibed for clarifying properties, yet “Dune: Part Two” fixes firmly on the idea of authenticity.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2024

Nguyen also imbibed American street culture — hip-hop, break dancing, graffiti.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2023

And while Museveni imbibed Marxism and as a college student sought to verify Frantz Fanon’s theory of violence, Kainerugaba has not outlined his political vision.

From Seattle Times Mar. 15, 2023

I had imbibed from her something of her nature and much of her habits: more harmonious thoughts: what seemed better regulated feelings had become the inmates of my mind.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

All of which is true but, for a book featuring Franklin and Washington happily imbibing on the cover, it’s a bit of a buzzkill.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Floating around in WALL-E pods imbibing our own bespoke distractions like force-fed ducks is a far cry from the exciting future our tech advancements can promise.

From Salon Oct. 1, 2024

Ms. Coroy attends ceremonies without imbibing, she said.

From New York Times Apr. 8, 2023

There’s a lot of people that are still suffering from anxiety and mental illness that are still imbibing dangerous conspiracy theories.

From Slate Apr. 3, 2023

Sometimes she neglected to ration her water, imbibing too much in the morning and staring with bitterness at the fountain the rest of the day.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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