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as in engraved
to produce a vivid impression of
a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade
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as in planted
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win
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His brooch was from his jewelry brand Didris and had F1 engraved on the inside.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026 -
The highlight of the Governors Ball, the first stop of the night for many winners after the Oscars, is the stage where victors get their Oscars engraved.—
Brittany Levine Beckman,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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March Madness often requires a kind of commitment that keeps you planted on the couch, eyes fixed on the TV, snacks within reach.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The field is planted with a profusion of Wildflowers including Oxeye daisies, Field Scabious, Knapweed, and Kidney Vetch.—
Caroline Donald,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2026
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Ambition, obsession, and a convenient humanity were enough, and Hoffman etched those turbulent emotions in every frame.—
Devan Coggan,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac died nearly 180 years before he was etched into automotive history.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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In October 2025, the the La Crosse County District Attorney and Ridglan Farms agreed that the facility would surrender its Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection license and would not sell dogs purposefully bred for biomedical research, according to WKOW 27.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The puppies were three or four months old and had been raised by a serious man who bred dogs for police use.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, where Quigley was embedded as a homicide investigator, disclosed earlier this month that Quigley was allegedly drinking with another State Police officer at a bar near the Superior Court before the crash, according to an office employee.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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While two of these leaders have since been killed by Israeli strikes, they are included here to provide a more complete picture of Iran’s powerful elite – people deeply embedded in the Islamic Republic’s political, intelligence and security architecture.—
Mehrzad Boroujerdi,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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The main device is implanted in the brain and does not penetrate brain tissue.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Invasive BCIs like Neuracle’s are surgically implanted in or on the brain.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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The data suggests the slump in academic performance is not rooted only in instructional disruption.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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According to former federal officials, cartels’ avoidance of deliberately targeting Americans is rooted less in ideology and more in risk management.—
Armando Regil Velasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Infixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infixed. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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