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embrace

[em-breys] / ɛmˈbreɪs /


NOUN
hug
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Perhaps he prefers to inhabit a time when there was still a possibility that the community he once tried to be a part of might still embrace him.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

They’re an invitation to save the pickle juice, embrace the capers and discover just how much life can be hiding in the bottom of a jar.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

I watch his friends embrace from a bench at the back of the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

While Hull's aggression brings the best out of the Briton, she would do well to embrace some of those more measured qualities of last week's winner in future major attempts.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“Vinye!” he said, and there was so much warmth in the word—“my child”— and in his embrace, that I immediately felt I was exactly where I was meant to be.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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