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as in suffuses
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
dedicated teachers inculcating young minds with a love of learning
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as in plants
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a malcontent who inculcated in his offspring an abiding distrust of all civil authority
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An international cult favorite, Lee is revered for the philosophical nerve that suffuses his rigorously inventive melodramas, which variously pick apart the complexities of Korean society.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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Space plants 1 to 3 feet apart.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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In another photo, Bongiovi plants a kiss on his wife's cheek while Brown takes a selfie in a casual diner.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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The mix of casual shoppers and focused design professionals blends beautifully in the Southern sun and also breeds an element of fun.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Others focus on preserving stability, knowing that disruption breeds uncertainty, and uncertainty carries both personal and professional risk.—
Alex Brueckmann,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As Defense Secretary Dan Ogilvy (Pip Carter) is appointed as interim Prime Minister, Livingston deploys the military into the streets and instills a 24-hour media blackout.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Owning your gaps in knowledge and committing to a solution shows a sense of ownership and urgency that instills more confidence than vague reassurances ever do.—
Suresh Rajapakse,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Instead of sitting in a chatbox, PromptQL embeds directly into enterprise processes like contracts, engineering, or procurement, so uncertainty flags and corrections appear exactly where the work is happening.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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This technique embeds invisible commands inside the body of an email.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Inculcates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculcates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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