co-option
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If season one darkly satirised corporate greed and rebellion, season two lays bare disingenuous corporation damage control and co-option, in ways once again sure to spark Reddit theories.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
That’s why trying to present anthropological work “impartially,” letting the data speak for itself, leaves the door open to co-option, said Robin Nelson, a biological anthropologist at Arizona State University.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 2024
This joining of genes is called co-option, an old concept in evolutionary biology that has been used to explain why some features in nature seem like miracles.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2023
The Seattle Times spoke with Gordon over Zoom about the capitalist co-option of body positivity, how white supremacy is built into health care, and how hosting “Maintenance Phase” has changed her life.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023
The Provisional Committee was originally self-constituted and had been increased only by co-option.
From John Redmond's Last Years by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
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