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animation

[an-uh-mey-shuhn] / ˌæn əˈmeɪ ʃən /


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By the late 1990s, the once-untouchable Disney was forced to confront true animation rivals in the form of Pixar and DreamWorks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

He said Johnson's performance was "on autopilot, like a piece of software" and criticised the use of CGI, which he said was "so deeply embedded" it feels like "another animation".

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

“I really believe in animation as an art form, and I know the Titmouse folks do too,” Stephenson says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

All of this is familiar from before, but robbed of the expressive capacity of animation it ends up feeling considerably more wooden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

She seemed suddenly beset upon by some frantic animation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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