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[em-bod-ee] / ɛmˈbɒd i /




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PepsiCo used to embody everything investors prized in a stock: dependable brands, reliable earnings growth and steady returns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Halloween was a chance to embrace her wild imagination, slipping into a character and world she could fully embody, even if it was only for a night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Short came to embody the inverse of that picture, the shaded gloom lurking in places that escape sunshiny illumination.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

"They embody a sense of stability and gives me peace of mind."

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

It really moved Terryl, and, since that time, she’d tried to embody his message.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Kaluuya embodies Jay, newly released from a psychiatric hospital because Misty ran out of money to pay the bill, all the way down to the marrow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Said to have impressed with his in-depth presentations during the recruitment process, he embodies "a new generation with sincere humility", Chanel fashion president Bruno Pavlovsky said of him at the time.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

They may reach arguably loftier artistic heights with “Revolver,” “Sgt. Pepper,” “The White Album,” or “Abbey Road” — take your pick — but “Rubber Soul” embodies the group’s decisive turn towards self-conscious greatness.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Former labor organizer and iron worker Brian Poindexter embodies the emerging blue-collar, practical-minded Democrat type in the upcoming midterms.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

True concluded triumphantly, “God or man, he embodies all the radiant energy of the adolescence of western art.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

El-Sayed connects his belief to a national crisis of faith embodied in Washington: “We don’t have faith in our future; we don’t have faith that we can actually fix things.”

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The pilot Smit Machchhar embodied the "highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and care for human life", the UAE official said in a post on X.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

“He embodied the meaning of courage and responsibility in the face of a dangerous terrorist act,” Gargash said on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Of all the recent attempts to erase the cultural past embodied in stone, Palmyra in Syria still stands out.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

I reread the magazine and was convinced that much of the expression embodied what the artists thought would appeal to others, what they thought would gain recruits.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Magyar seamlessly switches from channeling her inner Paula Abdul while leading line dances, to embodying Howie Mandel or Steve Harvey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Jenny Lê, the flagship’s head of operations, has become the nucleus of the store, embodying the essence of discipline, intention and collaboration that has been there from the very beginning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

And he put his own political brand - steady, competent and embodying the highest moral standards - front and centre.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

There can be value in embodying machismo on-screen, if it’s done right.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

It became a kind of secret code embodying their ambitions.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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