embraced

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The Netherlands and Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk embraced Gakpo as the players walked back to their own half.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

“We’ve just been embraced beyond what we were used to, which was pretty great,” she added.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Rodriguez embraced the culture as he sipped a complimentary can of Coca-Cola -- one of around a dozen he had hoarded to share with his family also attending the game.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

But its importance grew as subsequent generations embraced “Strange Fruit” as, in effect, the definitive protest song.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

She did not—she could not—outlive the grief of her inheritance, but she embraced and defended the most fragile of her children from the will of the strong.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee