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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In it, Dekeyser assembles a history and taxonomy of the refusal of technologies, even ones that humans had come to depend on in their daily lives.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026 -
The group assembles in a staggered formation and uses hand signals to communicate road hazards and turns.—
Brenda Miranda,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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The good news is that alternatives exist that rely on data Illinois already collects.—
Jessica Handy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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An Iranian lawmaker told state media recently that Iran collects $2 million fees from some vessels passing through the strait.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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The military had recourse to Claude via a drop-down menu in a workflow package, the Maven Smart System, which gathers, synthesizes, and streamlines intelligence.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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The victim then gathers himself and walks over to the sidewalk to get the suspect's information.—
Mamie Bah,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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When your total ends in 8 or 9 cents, the seller rounds up to the nearest 10nth.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Apr. 2026
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This essay appeared in the April 4, 2026 edition of the Fortune 500 Digest newsletter, which rounds up the headlines driving the week’s most important business news and coverage of Fortune 500 companies.—
Alyson Shontell,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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On a cruise ship, the tote carries sunscreen, a change of clothes for port days, market finds, a book, and whatever else the day accumulates.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2026
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First, sleep allows the brain’s glymphatic system to clean out waste, such as beta-amyloid, that accumulates during waking hours, similar to how the lymphatic system clears waste from the rest of the body, Hwang said.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
8 Apr. 2026
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That’s because the design of the shop corrals visitors through a specific pathway.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Sorrell lines one up the middle, but Boles easily corrals it for the force out at second.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Mar. 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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Riedl says that if the War Department hike gets enacted by Congress and defense spending garners the permanent jump requested, and NDD outlays rise as in the past, the current high-wire outlook gets considerably worse.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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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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“Bulks (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulks%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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