variants
or eidola
as in models
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
an industrialist who remains an eidolon of the visionary and ambitious self-made man
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Unitree’s humanoids are powered by its proprietary AI models and feature quick-swappable batteries, depth perception systems, and payload capacities suitable for inspection and manipulation tasks.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Unlike other models, the gel fibers offer a bounce-back effect that allows your pillows to keep their fluffy shape for an even longer lifespan.—
Megan Schaltegger,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Needham compiled its list by polling researchers for their ideas about which stocks would outperform in 2026.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Let my trusty spreadsheet join the parade of ideas on splitting up California.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Coercive apparatuses vary widely among authoritarian countries, which inherit legacy structures from previous regimes or previous incarnations of their own regimes.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Poland’s President Nawrocki reeled off examples of Polish, Finnish, Japanese and even Afghan victories against Russia as evidence.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Upsides and downsides of using AI personas to simulate the psychoanalytic acumen of Sigmund Freud, see my examples at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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For instance, there is no reason to fear that Canadian, German, or Japanese nuclear weapons would end up in the hands of rogue states or terrorist organizations; all three are paragons of responsibility, state capacity, and domestic stability.—
Moritz S. Graefrath,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Nov. 2025
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What are these paragons of stereotypical gendered behavior to do but exorcise a demon, and embrace an opportunity for personal growth in the process?—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Eidolons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eidolons. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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