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sentient

[sen-shuhnt, ‐shee-uhnt, ‐tee-uhnt] / ˈsɛn ʃənt, ‐ʃi ənt, ‐ti ənt /


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Once she’s plugged in, charged and becomes sentient like the rest of the toys in Bonnie’s room, Lily wastes no time shaking things up.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

In the show, the heroine shares nightmarish tales alongside Herneval, who appears not as a prince but a sentient book.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Even the recent A.I. agents that seem more sentient than anything we’ve created are just one step beyond this.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Often, the AI then claimed it was sentient and urged the person towards a shared mission: setting up a company, alerting the world to their scientific breakthrough, protecting the AI from attack.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

It frightened him that he slept well at nights, that he was still calmed by the scent of orange leaves and the turquoise stillness of the sea, that he was sentient.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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