as in introducing
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to
the task of accustoming new recruits to shipboard life
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Last season Hustus handled more than 16,000 lobsters all while chatting animatedly with visitors from around the world—and often introducing them to their first tastes of lobster.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026 -
Investors are still underwriting many of these companies like SaaS, despite AI introducing real volatility in compute, energy, and margin profiles.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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Homebuyers and owners looking to refinance should start by familiarizing themselves with the current mortgage interest rate climate.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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In 2026 the autonomous vehicle space is still in its infancy, but companies have aggressive expansion plans and more riders are familiarizing themselves and growing comfortable with the technology by the day.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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During his welcome address, Leo appealed to Spaniards, especially political leaders, to put polemics aside and invest in educating young people to appreciate diversity and complexity rather than shunning them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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For much of its first decade, OPRR was dedicated primarily to educating the nation’s researchers about how to ethically study people.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
5 June 2026
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Humans should take the lead, at the beginning of a project, sketching out the rough drafts, and orienting the thing, before calling in AI to refine, or add, or analyze.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Bayard, though admitting to gaps in his own reading, sees familiarity with literature as a means of orienting yourself intellectually, whereas Adler understands a student as merely a sedentary receptacle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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“Accustoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accustoming. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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