sentient
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Sentient robots have inspired decades of dystopian science fiction.
From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2022
Sentient and picturesque lawn mowers, they were also friends, though very different in temperament.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2021
It now apparently stands for Sentient Weapons Observation and Response Division, a crucial difference that seems not to sit well with agent Monica Rambeau.
From Slate • Jan. 29, 2021
If you've been following Conor's various impressions over the last year or so, you'll immediately recognize these two caricatures: The obliviously arrogant Ian Poulter and Tiger "The Sentient Platitude" Woods.
From Golf Digest • May 15, 2019
The Society of Sentient Insects had gone and invented ‘people repellent’ spray.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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