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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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There's even a special entrance for the president and a dedicated holding room behind the stage with a presidential seal engraved on the floor.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026 -
Flip it over, the caseback is engraved with the own logo for Drake’s October’s Very Own (OVO) lifestyle brand and record label, making this a true pièce unique.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2026
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Once established, however, the picture changes as California sycamores are drought-tolerant, not long after being planted in the garden.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah’s military chief, is killed when a bomb planted in his car exploded in Damascus.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The name gets etched onto the bottom.—
Michael Howes,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2026
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The frustration was etched on Nikola Jokic’s face.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Some varieties, like ‘Tumbling Tom’ have a cascading habit while others, including ‘Tiny Tim’ have been bred specifically for growing in containers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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Green hydrangeas are seen on varieties that have been bred for green color, such as Invincible Sublime, a mophead type.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Met Gala is not typically an event that welcomes many reality TV stars—even breakouts of the genre who have embedded themselves within the fashion elite.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
30 Apr. 2026
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But these efforts struggled to loosen Iran’s grip, which remains deeply embedded.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Doctors implanted a defibrillator to treat the condition following his stroke.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Patterson, 41, had a brain-computer interface implanted in the cortex levels of his brain, an area of higher functioning brain activity.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Community members picked up paintbrushes in Philadelphia's Gayborhood inside Voyeur Nightclub on Saturday to help bring a new mural honoring five LGBTQ+ trailblazers to life — an effort organizers say is rooted in both remembrance and representation.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Part of Cooper’s attraction to micro-dramas was rooted in feeling underserved by Western film and television.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Infixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infixed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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