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as in to insert
to put among or between others
I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup
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Recent Examples of work in
Last year, Mikey Madison won the Oscar for Best Actress over Erivo for her performance in Anora, while Zoe Saldaña won Best Supporting Actress over Grande for her work in Emilia Pérez.
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Also, more than 50,000 people work in Century City, Metro reported.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
In the years since, neuroscientists have characterized how head direction cells work in rodents.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
None of these revenue streams work in DeFi on a public blockchain.
—Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Also, more than 50,000 people work in Century City, Metro reported.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
In the years since, neuroscientists have characterized how head direction cells work in rodents.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
None of these revenue streams work in DeFi on a public blockchain.
—Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work in
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The Titans, who were coming off single-digit losses to UC Davis and UC Riverside on the road last week, went with a different starting lineup, inserting Davis White in at guard in place of fellow freshman Bryce Cofield.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Second, supply chain attacks target AI development environments to insert backdoors affecting downstream deployments.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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On her show the evening of January 6, the Fox News host Laura Ingraham wondered aloud whether antifa sympathizers had infiltrated the crowd.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Sculptured shoulders, exaggerated silhouettes, color blocking, chunky belts and hearty gold hardware are some of the ways the trend could infiltrate the denim category.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Jan. 2026
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Southwestern President Mark Sanchez told the committee Tuesday that his school and its collaborators need to introduce an array of bachelor’s degree programs to help meet the needs of students and employers in South County, home to 500,000 people.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Lisianthus Vintage Wide-brim Fedora Hat I was first introduced to fine Italian hats through the older men and women in my family.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Jan. 2026
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Callahan spent much of season 4 trying to worm inside Kyle's head and lure him over to the Aryans in order to undercut Mike, but Kyle managed to resist his twisted siren song.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Dec. 2025
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Clara ends up moving to the small town and worming her way into everyone’s hearts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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Some of my earliest memories are sneaking out of bed to sit at the top of the stairs, desperate to catch a glimpse of the gold and the glamour.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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If the cover art suggests ’70s private-press albums have snuck into Garm’s rotation, the music seems to confirm it.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
8 Jan. 2026
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Aftershocks are typically minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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Toast stock has slipped 12% over the past 12 months, opening the stock up to an attractive buying opportunity, Frisch said.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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Mama winds through the labyrinth of shelves, smiling when her fingers gloss the gold spine of a good read, the same way my hand slides over Angelou’s book.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Law enforcement officers in Clear Creek County are preparing to deploy a new tool designed to safely end high-speed pursuits, particularly on the narrow and winding Colorado mountain roads that define the jurisdiction.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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