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Recent Examples of acculturation
This juxtaposition reflects the jarring reality of refugee life; grieving becomes secondary, dependent on one’s survival and acculturation.
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Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
Even if most commercial passengers are aware, on an intellectual level, that the skilled but underutilized pilots in the cockpit are mostly being paid to drink coffee, the idea of fully autonomous flight will require some acculturation.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
End of carousel After more than a century, is there anything new to say about the story of immigration and one family’s acculturation?
—Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
But bigger than both was the Yiddish theater: a keepsake of home, and yet also a means of acculturation for the 2.5 million Jews who arrived in the United States between 1881 and 1924.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
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Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
Even if most commercial passengers are aware, on an intellectual level, that the skilled but underutilized pilots in the cockpit are mostly being paid to drink coffee, the idea of fully autonomous flight will require some acculturation.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
End of carousel After more than a century, is there anything new to say about the story of immigration and one family’s acculturation?
—Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
But bigger than both was the Yiddish theater: a keepsake of home, and yet also a means of acculturation for the 2.5 million Jews who arrived in the United States between 1881 and 1924.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acculturation
Noun
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If that happens in the months ahead, the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment estimate for 2026 may move higher.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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Some strategies include: • Dynamic Pricing: AI can make real-time price adjustments while considering current demand levels, competitor market rates and individual consumer actions.—
Jyothish R,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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However, Francis actually resided in a smaller residence, the Casa Santa Marta, which was also sealed in accordance with tradition.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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How Businesses Can Remain Compliant Governance platforms and compliance partners focus on helping any business, from enterprises to startups, to monitor, identify, classify and ensure that AI is built in accordance to the new EU AI Act.—
Jessica Mendoza,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Clown in a Cornfield, which opened in theaters nationwide on Friday, is an adaptation of author Adam Cesare’s Bram Stoker Award-winning young adult novel from 2020.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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When Kidman starred at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in Covent Garden in the 1998 production of The Blue Room, an adaptation by David Hare of Arthur Schnitzler’s La Ronde, directed by Sam Mendes, Cruise watched the first preview through a small window of a production booth on the side of the stage.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 May 2025
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Scarce are the smaller programs that repeatedly reach the NCAA Tournament due to years of congruence, as bidding wars tend to split them up.—
Seattle Times,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mills, in congruence with the Maine Principals’ Association, argues that Trump’s executive order conflicts with Maine’s current Human Rights law.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
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The time of day or taking it with food does not affect biotin absorption, but may be a consideration for other nutrients in combination supplements.—
Julie Scott,
Verywell Health,
20 May 2025
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Beta-glucan blocks cholesterol absorption in the digestive tract and increases its excretion through the stool, which helps lower cholesterol levels.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
20 May 2025
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Design For Identity Integration, Not Assimilation Too often, organizations reward conformity under the guise of culture fit.—
Mary Hemphill, PhD,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Now the Trump administration is implementing an authoritarian plan to squash dissent, force conformity, and bring universities to their knees — in the name of protecting American Jews.—
Sandy Tolan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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The good news for borrowers, however, is that the AFT and the department reached an agreement in the AFT’s legal challenge for the department to provide concrete updates, in publicly available status reports filed with the court, on loan servicers’ progress in processing IDR applications.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The Big 12’s media rights agreement expires in the summer of 2031, which means the next contract likely will be signed and sealed in the spring of 2030 — during Yormark’s tenure.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
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Each incident also resulted in an internal affairs investigation — on Jan. 13, Police Chief Todd Chamberlain upheld findings that Stanfield-Parker violated the department’s policies on off-duty firearm possession, conformance to law, conduct unbecoming and neglect of duty, firing him in each case.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2025
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The project manager also reviews drawings and specifications for conformance to the authorized scope and programs, and represents the state in the selection of consultants, fee negotiations, and administration of contracts for architectural and engineering services.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Acculturation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acculturation. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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