inanimate
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I hadn’t realized how emotionally attached I had become to inanimate holdings or to my own sense of financial savvy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
It’s a projection onto the inanimate world of animism.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
The film’s body is drained — an inanimate husk.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Mathers tapped into her creative side when she got the Dare prompt to “Have a deep and meaningful conversation with an inanimate object for 60 seconds.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
If I didn’t know he was inanimate, I would swear I caught Freddie giving me side eye the other day.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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