as in places
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
the plan is to emplace more guns on the ridge north of the camp
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If the council places the charter amendment on the November ballot and voters approve it, the shift likely wouldn’t come until after a new city attorney is named.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026 -
That places the Rams with the 13th hardest schedule.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Matthew Kriner, executive director of the Institute for Countering Digital Extremism, said that the very creation of the video and document for public consumption strongly situates this attack within a specific subculture of far-right extremism.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 May 2026
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The general sales tax increase puts money into the county’s general fund for five years and sunsets in October 2031.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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What to do nearby Staying here puts you within walking distance of many of Savannah’s most popular attractions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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My grandmother positions a chair in front of the windows of our sunroom, which look out onto the neighboring hills dotted with bungalows, Tuscan pines and tall palm trees.—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The new Siri will include a stand-alone app, which positions it to compete more directly with tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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The owner deposits an amount with an insurer.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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After a storm, the ocean deposits fresh treasures along the shoreline, and during a full moon, stronger currents and lower tides can reveal hidden shells that were once out of reach.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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But the decision sets up a circuit court split with rulings from the fifth and eighth circuits.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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Wentz re-signed in March for a second season with the Vikings, which sets up a completely opposite scenario for McCarthy from 2025.—
Matthew Davis,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Her thumb locates something hard yet delicate, and there is a slight clinking noise.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Brett Schneider, a marketing veteran who teaches courses on fandom at UCLA, locates the Prada sequel’s appeal in something deeper than nostalgia.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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“Emplaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplaces. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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