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rivets

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present tense third-person singular of rivet

as in focuses

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage

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But the learning curve was steep until new AI tools came along, said Murtaza Ali, a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington whose research focuses on computer science education.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
While the summer focuses on prepared foods, the Toupses also do holiday drop-offs during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even Valentine’s Day that provide ingredients for preparing festive meals at home.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

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This crucial step concentrates the paste’s flavor and removes any raw spice bitterness.

— Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
This new strategy concentrates funds on fewer, strategic nonprofit partners within five broad sectors like climate and emergency response, chosen based on customer data.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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