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embrace

[em-breys] / ɛmˈbreɪs /


NOUN
hug
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But it took a minute for MacLachlan to genuinely embrace his calling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Many young Taiwanese haven’t lived through decades of tensions with the mainland, and some embrace Chinese popular culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Students at Aardman's Academy are also being taught to embrace imperfection in the painstaking art of stop-motion, where every blink, smile and movement is created by hand.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

As you age, you may face limitations on your ability to exert agency, socialize often and embrace a cause.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

It was a long time before he was free to come away with us, so many people wanted to embrace him, to shake his hand and thump his back.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"Imagine a grandfather who silently embraces you every day, listens to you, and has always been strong and full of life," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Dostoevsky follows the narrator over four nights and a morning during which he ceases living in his imagination and embraces reality for the first time.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Season 2, now streaming on Hulu, embraces one of the sitcom’s most enduring tropes: the “will-they, won’t-they” romance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

These videos depict a fun-loving land that welcomes foreigners and embraces friends at 250 years old despite all the advertised assaults on its social fabric.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Christina hunches over, unable to support her own grief, and Cara embraces her, and all I’m doing is standing still.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Horror has been a cornerstone of the industry since the beginning, but Oscar voters have rarely embraced it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Yes, her 2017 collection “Younger Now” had some country touches and included a guest spot from Ms. Parton, but she hasn’t yet fully embraced the style, despite the vast commercial potential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The frontier labs have embraced working together to set standards.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

While some actors might want to distance themselves from the role that made them famous, Felton has embraced his connection to Harry Potter.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

However, too many schools have succumbed to funding challenges or embraced a narrow focus on tested subjects, resulting in minimal, if any, arts experiences for the children they serve.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

But the visit showed a surprising alignment of visions between the U.S. and Chinese presidents, embracing fierce competition that avoids miscalculation and conflict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Long fascinated with sports imagery, he now is embracing more social and personal subject matter in his enchanting images of the culture of his island and its diaspora.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

AI’s ascent has been a puzzle for students, college professors and administrators who are trying to figure out if they should be embracing the technology or avoiding it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

At his first squad announcement since the World Cup on Friday, the German spoke of "embracing the chaos".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

At first she holds me by my wrists, but then she pulls me close, embracing me with her wooden arms.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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