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puppet

[puhp-it] / ˈpʌp ɪt /
NOUN
toy figure
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At his Senate confirmation hearing, Warsh insisted that he would "absolutely not" be a puppet for the president.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

On a bike ride, the puppet effect was even more dramatic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“No one asked them to do this. Someone just wanted to do a kids puppet show in some garage in North Carolina and now they’ve created a simulacra.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

A virtual puppet trained to sound like a CEO doesn’t improve culture.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

It was a tiresome game, but I had to play it or feel a complete puppet.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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