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as in inculcating
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession
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as in etching
to produce a vivid impression of
the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory
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as in entrenching
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
tried to ingrain traditional values in their children
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Importantly, the company’s technology, which includes materials used for the actual polishing and etching (lithography) of chips, as well as advanced packaging and thermal solutions, is integral for the development of leading-edge chips.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025 -
As the latest deficit numbers show, responsible fiscal policy doesn’t involve etching in stone stopgap safety net measures implemented during a once-in-a-lifetime event.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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People seeking care may become targets of surveillance; entrenching existing patterns where disability, neurodivergence and poverty are not only criminalized— but now automated and scaled.—
Kate Caldwell,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Trump has indicated plans to appoint governors who favor aggressive rate cuts, a move that could offer short-term relief given softening labor data but risks entrenching higher inflation over time.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The dishes are fresh and vibrant, infusing a medley of spices with quality ingredients to produce tasty creations.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Born in the Gwari region of northern Nigeria, Kwali became the first female trainee at the Pottery Training Centre in Abuja in 1954, and is known for infusing her modern ceramics training with traditional influences.—
Suyin Haynes,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Thanks for giving me my tombstone engraving!—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
22 Aug. 2025
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And while the absence of a hometown rooting interest obviously won’t translate into a total baseball blackout hereabouts, only someone who’s been clobbered over the head by Wonderboy might expect to see the World Series ratings reach the heights of last year.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The bulbs will have a hard time rooting once the ground freezes, so make sure there’s enough time for a strong root system to develop.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, white Americans are nearly four times as likely to skip or delay vaccinating their children compared to Asian Americans, with 19 percent and 5 percent, respectively, forgoing or putting off inoculating their kids, according to the poll.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
15 Sep. 2025
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The film was very much an authorized project, with director Joseph Kosinski and his crew filming at several races and F1’s (and its corporate sponsors’) branding visible throughout the film.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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These can be quite like the original rodeos, informal competitions among ranch hands, who even after long days spent branding or driving cattle couldn't resist showing off their skills.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Cooper’s grasp of the material is unerring, imbuing it with a sweetness that’s never cloying, a generosity of spirit that’s never unearned.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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According to a China State Council directive, the country is aiming for AI adoption to reach 70% of the population by 2027 by imbuing various agents and other applications across core industries.—
Jaures Yip,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Ingraining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingraining. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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