assimilation
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Even many immigration hawks traditionally argued that newcomers could become fully American through assimilation into constitutional values and institutions.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
But assimilation is both survival and validation for Joan, who returns to school as “Jo Hunt,” now played by Grace.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Michael Carrick had a neat way of describing Benjamin Sesko's assimilation into life at Manchester United.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
He follows the establishment of the Catholic Church’s vast influence over law, politics and culture in the south, while the new nation’s protestant community almost disappeared through assimilation, migration and sometimes persecution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
Following Kennedy’s assassination, President Johnson professed his commitment to the goal of “the full assimilation of more than twenty million Negroes into American life,” and ensured the passage of comprehensive civil rights legislation.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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