as in to acculturate
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Anne’s mother, Edith, continued to speak German, and, by all accounts, struggled to acculturate to her new environment.—
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30 Sep. 2025 -
To us, acculturated to the darkened theater and the Hollywood spotlight, these techniques are familiar: too familiar.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The wildlife team tends to the cubs while wearing bear suits to avoid habituating the cubs to humans.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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In some cases, DEEP said loud noises are not effective at scaring away bears, especially ones that have already been habituated.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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The nomination certainly isn’t dead, but it’s now conditioned on Jamie McDonald’s confirmation to succeed him as US attorney for the Southern District of New York.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
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That federal statute emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment for juvenile defendants, and as such strongly discourages pretrial detention for minors or conditioning their release on the posting of bail.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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The extreme temperatures are also impacting visitors accustomed to cooler climates.—
Manuel Bojorquez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The separate bottom-zipper section is an absolute lifesaver if you — like me — are accustomed to bringing along multiple pairs of shoes or want a place to stash wet swimwear or heavy toiletries.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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The Associated Press profiled the woman in 2024 as part of a story about how many international adoptees were left without citizenship because their American adoptive parents failed to naturalize them.—
Claire Galofaro,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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In 1790, Congress passed a federal law so that only free white immigrants could naturalize as citizens.—
Daisy Hernández,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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“Enculturate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enculturate. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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