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embrace

[em-brays] / ɛmˈbreɪs /


NOUN
hug
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Our embrace of Barack Obama highlighted an America mature enough to elect a Black man twice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Experts also said New Zealand lawmakers have needed to tread carefully in their relations with the current White House as a warm embrace risks alienating some voters at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

We can embrace De Kooning’s pieces, and feel that they are neither swallowing us with a monumental totality nor serving as mere voyeuristic windows where we peer into a scene.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"He taught me to stay active, push my limits, and embrace challenges, shaping my love for sports and movement."

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Before my eyes adjusted to the gloom, I was drowning in Willem’s embrace.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The feasts were a mix of tears and music, embraces and dancing.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

But at the risk of becoming trite, “Paralyzed by Hope” embraces the light that comes with radical honesty.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Herman’s latest exhibition at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Hollywood, “California Poppies,” embraces the same logic of experimentation and assemblage found in his home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

When her father-in-law learns that he has cancer, Sarah Perry embraces her new role as his caregiver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He embraces me, enfolding me in the smell of blood and roses, and plants a puffy kiss on my cheek.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Amy Bragagnini, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a professional association, has also embraced the trend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Now we know the owners, who are very cool people and who have embraced us in a great way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

He embraced and promoted the ethos of non-violent civil disobedience, helping to organise strikes, boycotts and street demonstrations.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Not every incumbent player in derivatives markets has embraced perpetual futures.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The bearded six-foot-two Cuban embraced the five-foot-two Russian, and Khrushchev would later describe the pleasant sensation of nestling in the arms of a bear.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Adam Lazzara, the frontman of Taking Back Sunday, has a theory that shifts in family dynamics may have helped younger listeners become more comfortable embracing older bands—and vice versa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Some candidates, like Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, who represents Washington's 3rd Congressional District, are embracing a relaxed, outdoorsy image.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Of thinking beyond ourselves, our immediate desires and thirst for gratification, and embracing our differences as strengths. It was a lovely illusion.”

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Video shared by her Vente party showed the leader, in a trademark white tee-shirt and blue jeans, embracing cheering supporters at a church.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

But I eventually came to understand that it’s about embracing the flexibility and possibility of the unknown.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad


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