situate
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Ms. Penny has no peer in her ability to situate the lives of sympathetic characters within such elaborate and thrilling storylines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
With less tritium required, the overall size of the fusion power plant can be reduced, making it easier to license, situate and construct.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
His arguments to the Supreme Court, according to CNN, attempted to situate the issue as one that would impact both his "legal exposure" and that of all future presidents.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2024
And I’m very interested in how to situate and compose and arrange and organize these artifacts, and how you orchestrate the kind of co-occupancy where one artifact inflects another artifact, which inflects two other artifacts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
He’s a little muscular, so the weight hurts my shoulders, but Rufus helps situate us both.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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Although the exhibition situates a timeline of the Mughals within global historical reference points—e.g., their artistic golden age began decades before Jamestown was even founded in Virginia—it could have benefited from greater contextualization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
This is where Fabio Parasecoli, a professor of food studies and a native Roman, situates Italian comfort food not as indulgence, but as memory and necessity.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
In a separate article in The Hindustan Times newspaper, Mr Jacob also situates the recent talks between Delhi and Beijing in a broader frame: the trilateral interplay of India, China and Russia.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
The setting simultaneously situates the play in a rich theatrical history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025
She situates me in front of the mirror on the back of her door.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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The campaign features some of the country’s most architecturally impressive toilets, many situated along scenic routes overlooking fjords, mountains and waterfalls.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Each site was situated within 300 meters of an established honey bee colony.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
The thinking was different for its new location in Wilmette, Ill., situated across from a CVS pharmacy and down the road from a Jewel-Osco supermarket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The primary suite is situated in its own wing, providing a private retreat within the enormous residence.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Jakob confirms my trunk is situated, and we board the overcrowded train.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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But it’s worth taking stock of Musk’s sentiment on its own, and situating it within his behavior on the international stage over the past few weeks.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2024
But in characterizing originalism as a “trap” and situating it historically, Dennie's analysis cuts deeper into the harm caused by originalist doctrine, without sacrificing nuance, rigor or scope.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2024
People of this community manage their flow by situating themselves over a gap in the slatted floors of their homes, free-bleeding onto the lush forest greenery below.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 29, 2023
The audio is situating the rider in a distant future where there’s a scarcity of habitable land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
And then I burrow into the blankets, situating the ice against my throbbing knee, a tight breath hissing between my teeth.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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