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insert

[in-surt, in-surt] / ɪnˈsɜrt, ˈɪn sɜrt /


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It has invested in Italian company D-Orbit, which offers services to insert satellites into orbit, and Skeleton, an Estonian maker of energy-storage devices designed for fast charging and discharging.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

They are currently trying to insert an amendment into the Railways Bill.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

And for the simplest possible showstopper, Frieda’s Hulas Ready-to-Drink Coconuts come peeled and prepped with a tool that lets you open them and insert a straw in seconds.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

It was decided to bury the objects rather than insert them in a statue.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Choose among ten—pea, chicken noodle, beef and veg., insert the coin.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Pharrell’s ad-libs and inserts interrupting the groove at perfect intervals to wake up the dancefloor.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

The draft communique inserts previously unused language targeting "freedom of navigation in and overflight above straits" while separately calling for "unimpeded" passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

And then there’s Stuf Storage, a start-up that inserts storage spaces into existing, and often very handsome, buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

And a Finnish project called Fold2 has explored using intricately folded cardboard to make packaging inserts designed to protect products during shipping.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2026

They learned that HPV inserts its DNA into the DNA of the host cell, where it produces proteins that lead to cancer.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Other items have also been known to be inserted into a skinsuit around the chest area to smooth airflow around the body.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

And earlier on Sunday, Young had inserted himself into the mix to finish at 9-under.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

China’s move came after a post on online forum Reddit last week alleged that Anthropic had secretly inserted code into the software to identify users who accessed it from China.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Much to my surprise, Radcliffe more than steps up as a down-and-out documentarian inserted into the life of a disgraced football star grasping for a comeback.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2026

“If that word ‘male’ be inserted as now proposed...it will take us a century at least to get it out again,” she wrote to Gerrit Smith at his home.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Spend enough years standing behind pyramids of hamburgers, posing at fry stations and inserting yourself into the iconography of American restaurant chains, and eventually the props begin to accrue meanings of their own.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

It involves inserting electrodes made of materials such as zinc and copper into substances that contain moisture or ions, and then collecting the small but steady electrical currents.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Usually, treatment involves inserting a needle into the womb to either drain some of the fluid or seal blood vessels using a laser.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Lindsey Hulstrom has been inserting coins into those carnival-like penny press machines for nearly 25 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Simply inserting the Crystal Key into the keyhole had no effect.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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