invest

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as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute a woman invested with the strong desire to make the world a better place

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as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies the beloved actor was finally invested as a knight by the queen

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as in to besiege
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication the city was mercilessly invested for an entire year, but never fell

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Recent Examples of invest Saudi Arabia is investing heavily in the tourism industry to help diversify its economy. Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025 Go spend time at the company, interview people around it, use the products, invest yourself in the ecosystem. Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025 Through these schemes, people invest a significant amount of money into a country – with some countries like Greece having a minimum of €250,000 (about $290,357) – and are allowed to work and live there. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025 The Golden Visa requires retirees in Greece to invest at least €250,000 (about US$270,000) in real estate; that grants them a renewable five-year residency and a pathway to citizenship after seven years, with no full-time residency requirement. Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for invest
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  • Smith suffuses the book with a kind of clinical detachment, even as the dread mounts with each page.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • His music, stuffed with live instrumentation and harmonic sophistication, is suffused with the sound and spirit of Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, among many others.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • Copy the duchess with a bag of your own to use when traveling, or get a head start on holiday gifting by picking one up for a loved one.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Gift with Taste 672 elevates gifting with flexible deliveries of Napa’s most exceptional reds, handpicked by Robb Report editors.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Not every such deprivation becomes a literal matter of life and death as in the play, but making use of such scenarios enables Shakespeare to highlight more effectively the danger of arbitrary action.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Amorim’s strategy to go direct against Liverpool worked to nullify their press and the same approach, enabling United to start play closer to the final third, looks sensible against Brighton, too.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Four men, clad in white with black turbans, face a pile of instruments on fire.
    Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Sewing has always been a political act—from the millions of unrecorded women who sewed to clothe their families and bring in a little extra cash on the side, to the UK AIDS memorial quilt, the world’s largest community art project.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Quick hits There are now 52 players still in contention to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year after another round of votes have gone through.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Of the 14 non-performing songwriters or songwriting teams on the ballot, the top three will be inducted.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Made in Italy is besieged, and action must be taken to safeguard the local supply chain and its reputation.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Since its municipal establishment in 2018, Roku City has been a metropolis intermittently besieged by mythical creatures including a kraken, a big robot, and a Godzilla-like kaiju.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • The foot straps wrapped around the heels of the shoes, while leaving the front of her ankle exposed, which Harvey decorated with an elegant diamond ankle bracelet.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The 45th Hawai’i International Film Festival wrapped its awards ceremony with a reception at the Halekulani Hotel, distributing $58,000 in prizes across categories celebrating international cinema, Pacific Island storytelling and homegrown Hawai’i talent.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • In addition to cushy armchairs, cafe tables and a retail counter, the new space has a sweeping bar that offers alcohol-free or hemp-infused versions of hard liquors.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Your hands will also feel soft after using these soaps, because they’re infused with olive oil and avocado for extra moisture.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025

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