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imprint

[im-print, im-print] / ˈɪm prɪnt, ɪmˈprɪnt /




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Finalist Phyllis Thibodeaux Beach, whose construction-worker father helped build several Boston landmarks, sees it as a way to leave her own imprint on the city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

One of the most unexpected findings was that exposure to thick fluid appeared to leave a lasting imprint on glioblastoma cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The author penned “Blow Your House Down,” published by Counterpoint Press, an imprint of Catapult.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

But few have wanted to stamp their imprint on its mangrove-lined seaboard as definitively as Africa’s richest man, Nigerian oil magnate Aliko Dangote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“Your eyas is very hungry. I don’t want to feed her. She will imprint on me and think she’s a person. Then she will never mate with her kind.”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Discovery, roping in a multibillion-dollar corpus of film-and-TV studios, streaming services, newsrooms, movie theaters, and book imprints under the aegis of one man, nepo baby David Ellison.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

While Amazon had its own imprints at the time, she chose to publish her second book through Knopf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

In one study, currently under peer review, we found that clumps of imprints behave just like dark matter, an unknown substance that makes up most of the matter in the universe.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026

"There are so many imprints in my experience of going to the movie theatre as a kid and growing up going to the movies," he said.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

His drum kit has left behind clean imprints.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

“People collect or buy the stuff that they kind of imprinted on when they were younger,” Rabold said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

It's not just horses helping Lloyd, but a Welsh dragon too, imprinted on her helmet.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

The room’s furniture remains eerily static, while their bodies’ movements leave traces imprinted around the frame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

But skating over the Olympic rings imprinted on the Milan ice rink has "felt different than any other competition," he said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Beneath the glow of the candlelight, I can see Willa’s initials imprinted on the cover.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Prof William Pettigrew, who led the Register of British Slave Traders research, described the imprinting as a "dramatic and harrowing" symbol of the monarchy's relationship to slavery.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Monica may spend time with David and choose whether she’d like to activate his imprinting feature, triggering a familial love that looks and feels as real as her biological son’s — at least to David.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

If there’s another cub in California, the agency may try to pair them up to keep them from imprinting on people, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025

Howe immediately set about imprinting his methods at Newcastle.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025

She felt his fingers tighten on her shoulders, and she wondered if he were imprinting himself on her: Would the mark of his hands be visible?

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo


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