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wonting

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present participle of wont

as in habituating

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The wildlife team tends to the cubs while wearing bear suits to avoid habituating the cubs to humans.

— Isabel Yip, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of habituating

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The Vatican typically allows criminal investigations to play out before initiating canonical trials so as not to interfere, and that is especially so now in Australia, after the church's wretched legacy there of abuse and cover-up.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Wagner missed all of his three 3-point attempts but did a little bit of everything on both ends of the floor while initiating Orlando’s offense often.

— Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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Rather than acquainting them with the intention of setting them up, Sarah was letting her then-boyfriend meet the family.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 July 2026
Now most of the old guard have scrubbed back in for a nine-episode season, which premiered this week on ABC (next day on Hulu), that continues the story of the original characters while acquainting a new generation of interns and colleagues to their comedic chaos.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026

Definition of acquainting

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Erling Haaland leaned into schooling himself on the ins and outs of Americana during this summer’s FIFA Men’s World Cup.

— Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Even schooling and a lot of other things are mediated through the platforms.

— Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of schooling

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The White House press office sent letters to the news organizations on September 22, informing them of the reasons and their ability to contest the action, but that was four days after the ban was implemented.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Even her good friend Gizelle knew, and chose to gossip with Ashley instead of privately informing Tia off camera.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of informing

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Torres is a board member of the Dallas Mexican American Historical League (DMAHL), a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about the city's Mexican American history.

— Alexis Guerrero, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Even more impressive is the company’s commitment to the local community and environment, and to educating guests about the area’s Indigenous culture and heritage.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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