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as in calls
to give a name to
baptized the child "Anne"
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as in inducts
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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The forecast calls for a low of 7 degrees in Blytheville and 9 degrees in Jonesboro on Saturday night.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026 -
This is something the study calls the Endorphin Economy.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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The contract establishes minimum wage rates for daily and weekly work and inducts intimacy coordinators into the union health and pension plans.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Dec. 2025
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Every year, the Critics Choice Association (CCA) nominates actors under the age of 21 in their best young performer category, and this year.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Jan. 2026
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According to the family's lawsuit, the will nominates two attorneys, who allegedly did not know Hsieh, to serve as his co-executors and oversee his estate.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025
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In theory, this transition inaugurates a chapter of enfranchisement, but in the next scene the Senegalese businessmen are in suits, and the white men return with briefcases full of money as bribes.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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The suit names Raising Cane’s, the driver of the pickup truck and others connected to the vehicle involved.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Jan. 2026
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Lakeland Preparatory School names a new principal.—
Mark Russell,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
17 Jan. 2026
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Through the program, VFD provides and installs smoke and CO alarms free of charge for any resident within the City of Valparaiso or Center Township during home safety visits, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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An example is a California business that installs temporary hot water heaters in emergencies to give homeowners time to consider switching to a heat pump water heater.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2026
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An alien known only as Experiment 626 (Chris Sanders) flees his home planet and crash-lands in Hawaii, where he is adopted by a grieving young girl named Lilo (Daveigh Chase), who takes him for a dog and dubs him Stitch.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
27 Jan. 2026
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Deadline, gleaning information from the studio, dubs it a modern Western thriller where a rodeo cowboy’s skills are put to the test outside the arena.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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JPMorgan initiates Barrick Mining at overweight JPMorgan said shares of the gold miner have plenty more room to run.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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The first reported royalties and milestone payments ($60M–$90M) as PowerCo initiates preparations for gigawatt-scale production.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Baptizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptizes. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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