inlays

verb

present tense third-person singular of inlay
as in inserts

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  1. inserts
  2. installs
  3. cuts in
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  • Instead of putting bourbon into a new set of barrels, the distillery inserts 10 virgin French oak staves that have been seared into cask-strength Maker’s, and lets the whiskey age for a little more than two months in its cool limestone cellars.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
  • When introduced into another cell, the gene produces a protein that inserts into the cell membrane.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of inserts
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  • Whether Adobe strikes ArtCraft down or Anthropic installs more guardrails onto its models to prevent reverse engineering, AI is here to stay, and so are AI apps.
    — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
  • To combat inertia, the team installs the Alluminox platform in hospitals free of charge, and charge them only a minimal fee per use.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of installs
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  • Related The Black Parade (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) boasts six bonus cuts in addition to the 14 tracks that comprise the LP’s standard edition — three B-sides from the Black Parade era, as well as three live tracks.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026
  • For the new fiscal year, the NSF’s budget is proposed to be cut in half, along with large budget cuts in most areas of basic science, including medical science at the National Institutes of Health.
    — Mattanjah de Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
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