as in to pass (into)
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The new Vermillion sheeting collection is made with 52 percent polyester infused with CiClo technology and 48 percent modal.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
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The city’s multicultural energy infuses its evolving story, creating a welcoming space for travelers seeking both connection and culture.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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The irony is that in a market saturated with sustainability talk, Magnolia Pearl’s revolt feels almost old-fashioned.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The challenge is, as brands get wise to the trends in nomadic, traditional jewelry, the space is becoming saturated, says Jello.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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As an alternate way to make avocado peel tea, put the powder in a sachet and steep it.—
Nancy LeBrun,
Verywell Health,
3 Nov. 2025
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Tea Forte’s premium teas come in self-standing tea bags that are perfect for steeping.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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The young singer-songwriter became an interpreter of others’ works, imbuing them with a unique character missing on earlier recordings.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Among the actors, the highlight turns out to be It breakout Lillis, who imbues Carrie with a vulnerability that smoothes over some sizable gaps in the character’s development.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Usually, one of those socks ends up inside the twisted sheet, and both come out of the dryer soaking wet.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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His fiction, neither notably blood-soaked nor mythologically freighted, also differs starkly from the work of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, contemporaries who likewise were famously steeped in the West.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Systems thinking, which involves looking at a problem not in isolation but as part of a larger, more complex ecosystem, has also permeated both the accelerator program and the broader remit of H&M Foundation itself.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Initially, physicists envisioned inflation as a cold process that involved energy fields that permeated all of space.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
27 Oct. 2025
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Man, if the vibe of the late Sixties and the early Seventies was the pervading spirit of the day, then let peace and love win!—
Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Despite its speculative premise, the series captures the loneliness that has pervaded society since the COVID pandemic and the dread of a future in which artificial intelligence might render human interaction obsolete.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Related diseases come from isotopes in the nuclear fallout that can penetrate the human body and cause mutations in DNA, according to a 2024 paper from the American Society of Clinical Oncology Journal.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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This play can penetrate the walls of people's homes and their personal experiences in such intimate ways.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Fill (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fill%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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