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baptizes

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present tense third-person singular of baptize

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to give a name to baptized the child "Anne"

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to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies the new sisters will be baptized with special initiation rites at the sorority house

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Recent Examples of baptizes The same priest from earlier baptizes her, and the video ends with Perry sitting upright in the baptismal bath, silently staring ahead. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

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The Studio room features a large soaking tub in the bedroom for relaxation post-exploring, while the Superior Suite has its own living room, breakfast nook, and desk area for when the office calls.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
The Philadelphia Union are putting a new spin on a familiar symbol of Chester and using it to give back to the city the team calls home.

— Eva Andersen, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

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Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a surprising comeback after the former Navy SEAL was fired last May for defending the agency’s existence amid calls to dismantle it.

— Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

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Our history, it’s implied, inaugurates the best version of our future.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Northlight Theatre inaugurates its swank Evanston digs with The Front Page, set in a Chicago newsroom and starring real-life spouses Kate Fry and Timothy Edward Kane.

— Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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Photovoltaic cells are laminated between the glass layers of the same insulated glass unit the building already installs, so the facade arrives at the site as one assembly.

— Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
According to Epic, following those instructions installs malware.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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