characters
Americannoun
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That quality is provided, no surprise, by the female characters in both shows, without whom our investigative geniuses would flounder in the Seine, or the Thames, depending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Another group encountered the same situations, except the characters were described as humans rather than AI systems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
"I've missed these characters, but for a long time I couldn't quite picture them in the present day," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Menlo Park-based company runs an app that allows people to create and interact with chatbots who mimic celebrities, historical figures or other virtual characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Now, as I had no theory of any kind, don’t believe in Spiritualism, and copied my characters from life, I don’t see how this critic can be right.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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