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[uh-proh-pree-it, uh-proh-pree-eyt] / əˈproʊ pri ɪt, əˈproʊ priˌeɪt /






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"No messages of significance" were exchanged and the texts were "quickly reported to the appropriate authorities" once they were believed to be suspicious, sources said.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The Constitutional Council found that Article 1 of the legislation "constitutes an infringement that is neither appropriate, necessary, nor proportionate" to the freedom of expression and communication of those under 15.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Despite the potential benefits, the researchers note that climbing stairs may not be appropriate for everyone, especially people with mobility limitations or joint conditions.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, continue to roll deeply in-the-money options where appropriate.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

This book guides professionals to work through music, harnessing the processes that underlie music learning, and outlining developmentally appropriate methods to understand the role of music in children’s lives through play, games, creativity, and movement.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Quite the opposite, the best the majority could come up with is that “Congress would have ample means to stop that abuse, including, for example through the annual appropriates process.”

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Reed included the language in a dedicated subsection of the Senate report accompanying the bill, which appropriates the money that funds the activities of the State Department among other priorities.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2023

On the other hand, it allocates — or appropriates — money to carry out those policies.

From Washington Times Jun. 18, 2023

Among billions of dollars appropriated for semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research, the act appropriates $32.5 million to combat sex-based harassment in STEM.

From Scientific American Jun. 10, 2023

Brownson takes with him, and appropriates to himself, many plausible arguments from the works of eminent men, but the slightest contact, on his part, with the purest characters, is sufficient to destroy their vitality.

From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by William Hogan

Congress authorized reconstruction after the British burned the White House during the War of 1812 and specifically appropriated money used to construct the original East and West Wings.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

Every dollar appropriated, he added, would be used to build the "lethality" of US military forces and "reinforce peace through strength".

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Conservative intellectuals in the U.S. appropriated Disraeli as an exemplar of temperament and principle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

AFP found some of the pottery products first appeared in content from real creators, before being appropriated.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Once again the silence between them was appropriated by old Mrs. Pillai’s grunts.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

To Palantir’s old guard, the FDE remains as deeply misunderstood as ever, despite its newfound fame — a role that rivals are culturally appropriating while ignoring the often grueling engineering process it entails.

From MarketWatch Apr. 4, 2026

The memo concluded that Congress still needs to pass “express language appropriating funds for back pay for furloughed employees, or such payments cannot be made.”

From Slate Oct. 11, 2025

China-born Canadian actor Simu Liu, who appeared as the show’s “first celebrity Dragon,” took issue with the business, accusing the founders of culturally appropriating bubble tea.

From Salon May 17, 2025

Liu pushed back against the entrepreneurs, accusing them of appropriating the Taiwanese drink, known as boba or bubble tea, which has became popular around the world.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2024

Ofelia took to appropriating Celia’s dresses and shoes.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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