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The two entrepreneurs came to epitomize a certain swagger of the first hype cycle roughly a decade ago when Silicon Valley was betting it could replace a world of human-driven cars with robots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

In what is one of the more wide-open playoffs in recent Major League Baseball history, the Dodgers epitomize the relative state of parity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024

More than any other ocean-dwelling creature, they epitomize the movement to save, as the saying goes, wildlife in the ocean.

From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024

But it’s those first five names mentioned in this column that epitomize the distinction between the Mariners and the rest of the league.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023

The time-tested strategy of using those who epitomize moral virtue as symbols in racial justice campaigns is far more difficult to employ in efforts to reform the criminal justice system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Since its excellence needs no explaining, here are a few others that are as worthy of our appreciation, including a heartwarming duet that epitomizes Parton’s universal appeal.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

The fund, founded in 1929, epitomizes Vanguard Group founder Jack Bogle’s values —own a balanced mix of stocks and bonds, and keep your costs down.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

Now, the sedan’s demise epitomizes the dramatic change occurring—yet again—at Tesla as Musk takes on his next big gamble: reshaping the carmaker into a robotics company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

The moment epitomizes the approach of this adaptation, which begins its world-premiere run Tuesday at La Jolla Playhouse: take the most memorable parts of the movie and turn up the volume for the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

Wordsworth's Ode to immortality epitomizes the lesson of the Yoga sutras—out of The Absolute we come, and return to immortal bliss with consciousness added.

From Cosmic Consciousness by Alexander J. (Alexander James) McIvor-Tyndall

The huge advancements in generative AI, epitomized by the release of ChatGPT, shocked him into action.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

The finish was epitomized in the final minutes when, leading by five, Smart had a lunging, slapping steal before throwing a perfect bounce pass to a driving James, who finished with a dunk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

Long gone are the days when Michael Douglas’s Gordon Gekko in “Wall Street” epitomized its 1980s swagger with his contrast-collar shirts and silk-printed ties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

Chinese immigrant Polly Bemis epitomized the pioneer-woman ideal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026

He too epitomized Chief Luthuli’s precept: “Let your courage rise with danger.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

A deal epitomizing the new era of resource nationalism was unveiled Wednesday when Glencore agreed to sell a stake in two African copper mines to a consortium backed by the U.S. government.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026

If a ball doesn’t bounce off one Seahawk’s helmet on one play or a Brown’s hands on another, this team is 4-3 and epitomizing average.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023

This idea — of Earth's lifeforms as epitomizing a collective, life-cultivating system — has a long history: the ancient Greeks called Earth "Gaia," the mother of all life.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2022

Maris started the 1961 season epitomizing the idea that baseball was a matter of running down flyballs, stretching singles into doubles, bunting cleanly and knocking the occasional home run.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2022

It is a lively story, palpitating with strong feeling and epitomizing the blazing years of her anarchist activity.

From Emma Goldman Biographical Sketch by Charles Allan Madison