- a variation of nonplayer character.
NPC
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These realities don’t map to every experience yet following the NPC slander to its logical conclusion can be dangerous: declaring that a person’s alleged lack of inner thinking is justification for dismissing their humanity.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
China's biggest political gathering - the National People's Congress or NPC - is due to end on Thursday.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
At the NPC, officials will roll out a five-year economic blueprint of China’s policy priorities through 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The vote comes after the NPC removed 19 of its delegates on Thursday, including nine military officials.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
The NPC guards must have busted in and searched this area while I was still inside the gate, because they no longer appeared to be looking for me.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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