as in assembles
to bring together in one body or place
she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other
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Turquoise Health assembles price data by grouping codes for services together using machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence.—
Darius Tahir,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Witherspoon shouted in the same way Captain America assembles the Avengers.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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But among all denim wearers, there’s a devoted subculture that not only enjoys wearing denim, but also collects, documents and treats the textile as a reflection of their personal history.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Its core instrument, the Infrared Sounder, collects temperature profiles and humidity profiles.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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The development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence and as the search for Guthrie's mother heads into its third week.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence and as the search for Guthrie’s mother heads into its third week.—
Scott Bauer,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Save Your Pay, which transfers a percentage of each paycheck into savings, and Save Your Change, which rounds up checking account transactions to the nearest dollar and transfers the difference to savings.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Today’s newsletter rounds up some of our recommendations for books that will challenge you and grab your attention.—
Isabel Fattal,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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In addition to flash flood risks, residents in burn scar areas in Los Angeles County face a threat of mudslides as the rainfall accumulates.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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Human speech accumulates across a life.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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The vortex is like a circular rushing river of wind that corrals the bitterest cold air up in the Arctic.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
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Unlike previous iterations, House of Fear corrals its 14 players under a single roof for the entirety of the competition.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Anne’s trip to the countryside opens up the series both physically and thematically by acknowledging that Irish life and history exist outside Dublin and that while the Guinness family amasses power and plays at politics, others are living a much different existence.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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The cool-girl pair garners plenty of praise, and the kicker?—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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That doesn’t factor in the attention Cade Cunningham garners from defenders, which should generate open looks for Huerter.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Bulks (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulks%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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