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insert

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


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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

The Chileans drilled holes allowing workers to insert a camera and pinpoint his location.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

Setting up in Cairo in May 1943, Young’s brief was to cultivate local spy networks; gather intelligence; insert agents and operatives in Greece to guide the commandos; sabotage enemy infrastructure; and prepare for D-Day.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

“The idea was to find ways to insert new homes in existing neighborhoods without disrupting the feel of the neighborhood, but providing lower-cost housing,” she says.

From Barron's May 31, 2026

The keys are then slapped and pounded, and I'm forced to explain that if you want the words to appear, you first have to plug it in and insert a sheet of paper.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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

Instead of spending the money on a pricey establishing shot of the car driving on the 101, Wain inserts a brief vintage clip of a ’70s-era taxi, humming along the road.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

“Scary Movie” inserts two political jokes that earn a solid gasp-giggle-groan.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 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

His third sentence is missing a period, which she now carefully inserts with her finest-nibbed fountain pen.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Trump then signed the back of a stone shaped like an eagle's head that will be inserted into the pad, which is a giant replica of the seal of the president of the United States.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Weber Pierson told the Times Monday that the amendments intended to help Midway Rising “haven’t crossed” the desk, meaning that the language hasn’t been inserted into Senate Bill 344.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

He inserted himself into negotiations for the Air Force One and the F-35 jet fighter programs, directed design changes to the Constellation-class frigate and championed the creation of Trump-class battleships.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

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

I told my father that we would be able to move the obelisk more easily if a round object was inserted under it.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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

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

This led to a change in the rules, with the two competitions inserting reciprocal clauses in their regulations.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Intentional or not, no one could blame the 20-year-old for inserting an earnest request for audiences to proceed with kindness as she readies her debut album, which finally landed Friday.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Over the next four months, they removed more than 3,000 tons of sand and soil, carefully inserting steel rings into the tunnel as they dug beneath Berlin's streets.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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