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embrace

[em-breys] / ɛmˈbreɪs /


NOUN
hug
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Some industry observers and executives are concerned that a lack of focus on open-source models in the U.S. will prompt businesses and countries to embrace Chinese open-weight models instead.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Top US tech bosses, including Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman, urged G20 ministers Wednesday to embrace artificial intelligence and build the data centers to run it.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

"But it also means that we've got to embrace change and change the way in which we deliver our public services."

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

As both retail and institutional investors increasingly embrace leverage while favoring more short-term trading, blowups like these will likely become more frequent, market strategists told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 30, 2026

The elf collapsed next to Wielaf and pulled him into a tight embrace.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

In literary circles, Boyagoda is often referred to as a Catholic novelist, a description he embraces.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Ultimately, they conclude, finding a new constitutional meaning that actually embraces the public’s true understanding of the document requires returning to our old understanding.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

California has long been known as a progressive state that embraces evolving lifestyles, but when it comes to auto insurance, it seems stuck in the 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

“It’s a modern kind of feminism that embraces self assurance and femininity on your own terms.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

It was long before the three could speak to each other; their joy was too great to be expressed except by tears and embraces.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

“Not just the love I share with someone else,” she said, but also the love she’s embraced for herself.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Others hugged and held hands - one family member even embraced one of the prosecutors in the case.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

The particularly productive period for the lone American member of that French group is explored through paintings, pastels and prints, showing how she pursued radical new themes and embraced her most iconic mother-and-child imagery.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Cook has embraced these traits as strengths rather than weaknesses.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Although she remained active in other reform activities, she fully embraced the women’s rights agenda.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Discovering oneself is one thing, but understanding and embracing it are another entirely.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

I shouldn’t judge my parents for embracing a tool that helps them stay relevant, but I will.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The menu, embracing its red-hued simplicity, almost reads as a rebuke to its competitors.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

She said embracing how she looks and raising awareness of CMN has given her more confidence and hopes sharing her story will help others with a visible difference.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Amaya yelled, running across the deck and embracing her as she emerged.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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