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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First-time screenwriter Nora Garrett assembles a viper’s nest of academics and one star student, but no one is likable.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
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The new series assembles 10 housewives from across the continent for what producers are calling a celebration of Pan-African sisterhood and glamor.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Department of Public Works collects about 1,400 tons of yard waste each year and residents bring about 1,500 tons of yard waste each year to the drop off center, according to the city.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Lacy said that her own family collects figs and cherries, and leftover produce gets collected and placed in a food box for people in need.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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Waze, also owned by Google, gathers anonymized driving data to enhance community reporting.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Whatever the state gathers—whether the innocuous, the personal, or the intensely political—could in turn be used for arrests, detentions, fines, disappearances, and much worse.—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Denver Post voter guide rounds up our stories, explainers and editorials for the 2025 election.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
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From Kimberly Quiros’ colorful creations inspired by Colombian and New York cultures to Florence Tétier’s sculptural bag chains made from upcycled materials, WWD Weekend rounds up five handmade bag charm brands to have on your radar.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Not the kind of dust that accumulates in the corners of rooms, but tiny golden particles that flow from the heavens towards earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Cha 1107-7626 is surrounded by a disk of gas and dust, which constantly falls onto the planet and accumulates during a process that astronomers call accretion.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The map accompanying Gallagher’s resolution corrals the state’s population centers, like the Bay Area, San Diego, Los Angeles and Sacramento into one state.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The black-and-white images by photographer Chris Colls, whose graphic style is reminiscent of Lagerfeld’s, also corrals all of the brand’s product lines, including the main collection; the menswear line; the Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand produced and distributed by G-III, plus Karl Lagerfeld Jeans.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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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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Among them, the Nobel Peace Prize consistently garners the most public interest due to the prominence of its nominees and the global impact of their work.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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But live content still garners the biggest ratings, which includes late-night talk shows.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Bulks (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulks%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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