assimilate
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Katie: Strong copywriting from people who can assimilate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It could be a long season ahead but we cannot expect 10 new players to assimilate immediately.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
"I don't know if my body just doesn't assimilate the supplements as well, but minoxidil is definitely more effective long-term," she said.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
One of the core themes within the documentary is how we as Chicanos view the American Dream: Can we achieve it by being ourselves, or do we have to assimilate?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
They thought we were stuck in the old ways and unwilling to assimilate, when really, it was just a question of how much we were willing to give up to become American, and how fast.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Jacques Bouvier added: 'Because rubisco assimilates the sugars which fuel life on Earth, improving this enzyme is one of the most promising avenues to help combat food insecurity.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
Hazel-May, however, assimilates just fine, and Nella begins to feel increasingly on the outs with those around her.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
He has so far taken all the snaps with the first team, with mixed results, as he assimilates to new offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy’s system.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
It features the singer in a wedding dress and bedazzled eyebrows, and its capacious aesthetic assimilates references to “Mean Girls” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” John Waters and Quentin Tarantino.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2021
NOTE.—The forms ac-, af-, etc., are euphonic variations of ad-, and follow generally the rule that the final consonant of the prefix assimilates to the initial letter of the root.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
They may have assimilated all too well to the culture of academia and big cities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The current study shows that those who have assimilated more positive age beliefs often show improvement, Levy said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
And what inspired “Marcriá,” once you assimilated those feelings?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Electricity eventually assimilated into the economy and our consciousness, outlets everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
Unlike the Rezaeis’ garden, Babou’s hadn’t been assimilated by fresh mint, but it was only a matter of time.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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The U.S. has a strong record of assimilating newcomers, from Asians in San Francisco to Irish in New York to Cubans in Miami, and birthright citizenship has been part of that story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Like a lot of veterans, he had trouble assimilating into the civilian world.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
This type of skepticism continued even as wave after wave of immigrants — Irish, Italians, Jews, Chinese, Mexicans — ended up assimilating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
They, too, shifted from plant-based to fungal-based food webs as the main source of their energy, assimilating more than 50 percent brown carbon under warming conditions, compared to 26 percent at control sites.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
Returning to District 8 or assimilating into another district would be impossible.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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