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imprint

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




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The dispute arises from one of President Donald Trump’s more characteristically grand building projects, a new White House ballroom that has become part of his broader effort to leave a physical imprint on Washington.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

"This work points to a completely different way of testing their possible role in cosmic history. Their descendants could leave a gravitational-wave imprint that persists all the way to the present-day Universe."

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

She said she was "really happy" and wanted to "empower women" and "leave an imprint on their lives" with her future career.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

“May this doll remind every child and every collector that dreams have no limits, excellence leaves a lasting imprint, and true greatness never goes out of style.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The little head he had pressed protectively to his chest had left an invisible imprint there that called insistently to be filled.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

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

What “Black Dahlia” ultimately imprints on its readers is Short’s vulnerability and desperation, someone more restless than “man-crazy,” more kindhearted than “cold.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2026

It is an experience that indelibly imprints certain behaviors on one’s brain that never, ever quite go away.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

Her creations include recycled car tires—symbols of the capital’s traffic-clogged modern life—with sides and treads imprinted with gilded Aztec symbols, including the flying feathered serpent-god Quetzalcoatl.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Obviously, that’s a moment that will forever be imprinted on my being and in my memory.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

By the time the juveniles migrate in August or September, the location is imprinted on their memory so, when they are ready to breed, usually after two or three years, they will return.

From BBC May 2, 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

One letter he almost skipped over came in an envelope on which was imprinted the Manhattan Chess Club logo.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Thus, fathers have an important, albeit indirect, influence on the genetic imprinting of mitochondria and thereby on the energy metabolism of their children.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2024

From looking at the star he was imprinting in his cast I looked quickly up at his face.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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