incarnation

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Saturday Night Live UK will be the first British incarnation of NBC's late-night comedy showcase, which has been running since 1975.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Enck's book traces the history of plastic: from its earliest incarnation in 1909, when Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite, through the "myth" of plastic recycling promoted by industry from the mid-20th century onward.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

The buzz around Claude’s latest incarnation is something different.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Niger named General Abdou Sidikou Issa its ambassador to Moscow in 2024, calling it the "incarnation of a wish to strengthen relations".

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Nothing of the galaxies, stars, planets, lifeforms or civilizations evolved in the previous incarnation of the universe oozes into the cusp, flutters past the Big Bang, to be known in our present universe.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan