emplace

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Recent Examples of emplace The order affects several thousand engineers, scientists and technicians across every NASA center, and strips away long-standing union rights that were emplaced to protect more than half the agency's workforce. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025 This is a complex process taking hours, so explosives need to be emplaced ahead of time. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 The Democrats’ guests also include at least one government watchdog dismissed by Trump in his bid to emplace loyalists across positions of influence. Zeke Miller, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2025 These forces will support enhanced detection and monitoring efforts and repair and emplace physical barriers, the release said. Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025 In the coming days, SpaceX technicians will lift the ship on top of the Super Heavy booster already emplaced on the launch mount. Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025 Strong winds and high sea swells initially prevented the U.S. military from emplacing the pier. Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emplace
Verb
  • By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
  • We were situated in an immense valley peppered with boulders and desert agave plants—the site, Mikkelsen told me, of a winter village of the Kumeyaay people, who have inhabited the region for more than 10,000 years.
    Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yousef Obeid kicked a 25-yard field goal with just over four minutes remaining to put the Bears up for good in Murfreesboo, Tennessee.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Green’s 11-yard touchdown run put Arkansas ahead 7-0.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Moscow has also touted a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) capability, enabling warheads to be placed on low-Earth orbital trajectories toward their targets, a profile that complicates early detection and interception.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Per the affidavit, Rinderknecht walked to an area known as the Hidden Buddha clearing, where there’s a stump from an old utility pole where people often place Buddha figurines.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The earthquake's epicenter was located roughly 2 miles south-southeast of Topaz Lake and occurred at a depth of 8 miles.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The relatively remote area where the plant is located is typically patrolled by smaller law enforcement departments, so other agencies have volunteered resources for support, a source told CNN.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the ecosystem grows, ChatGPT is positioned to become a central hub for both daily tasks and leisure.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Frisch noted that the backdrop for the digital asset ecosystem looks very positive, with Gemini positioned well to capture growth and share gains given its smaller scale versus larger peers.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The La Crosse Tribune reported at the time that though a cleaning crew hired to dispose of Gein's trash started a large bonfire on the property, the flames weren't close enough to reach the house.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Mop water not disposed of promptly after use.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025

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