osmosis
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It's via this osmosis that the family are hoping the child will pick up the British traits they wish to instil.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
People saw Manning not as a player with three collegiate starts to his name, but one who’d absorbed the expertise of uncles Peyton and Eli via osmosis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
I suppose he believes you can cover the administration through osmosis.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025
We’ve both experienced writer’s block, staring at the blank page, and have both read and reread the classics in case we learn tricks via osmosis.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024
Sitting at Robbie’s upright piano, I was quick to pick up the scales—that osmosis thing was real—and I threw myself into filling out the sight-reading work sheets she gave me.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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