ingratiate
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Ross, meanwhile, is trying to ingratiate himself with and improve the local community by funding scholarships for hundreds of local public high-school students to attend a nearby community college.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Her notes outline plans to found an international bank, buy a Swedish castle, and even to ingratiate herself with a British duke.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
Andy looks like a human adult but behaves like an awkward, stammering middle-schooler eager to ingratiate himself with his peers by telling toothless jokes straight out of a Scholastic pun manual.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024
In the two months since, Paxton has only continued to ingratiate himself into the Dodgers’ clubhouse.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2024
But I didn't know how to ingratiate myself with the cool kids.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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