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[em-bod-ee] / ɛmˈbɒd i /




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"It's almost like he is trying to reach for this glorified manhood that he cannot embody anymore," said Sabrina Karim, a political science professor at Cornell University.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

His failures were many and spectacular, but in 1940, as Britain fought alone against Hitler’s Germany, he drew on a lifetime’s writing about greatness to embody it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

There are plenty of good reasons for firms to adopt a cute character to embody their brand.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Streep might have the preternatural prowess of a woman born to embody characters and perform them before a camera.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

For a moment I was disoriented, seized by panic; could a ghost embody itself through wavelengths, electronic dots, a picture tube?

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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