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imprint

[im-print, im-print] / ˈɪm prɪnt, ɪmˈprɪnt /




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But few have wanted to stamp their imprint on its mangrove-lined seaboard as definitively as Africa’s richest man, Nigerian oil magnate Aliko Dangote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The All Blacks have been at the forefront of rugby's attempts to make an imprint in a notoriously tough sports market.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

All of it was released independently on his own imprint, save for a brief one-album stint on Def Jam in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Obesity may leave a long-lasting biological imprint on the immune system, potentially keeping some health risks elevated for years after weight loss.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

But I could still see the imprint in the fabric where the bone jutted out, like a second elbow.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

While Amazon had its own imprints at the time, she chose to publish her second book through Knopf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

In one study, currently under peer review, we found that clumps of imprints behave just like dark matter, an unknown substance that makes up most of the matter in the universe.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026

"There are so many imprints in my experience of going to the movie theatre as a kid and growing up going to the movies," he said.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

Collectively, those imprints have produced more than 50 New York Times bestsellers.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026

I pulled myself back against the tree, hugging the craggy trunk so hard I had tectonic imprints on my cheek and thighs for three days after.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

The dogs are trained using toys imprinted with a human's smell, Ivory explains.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The room’s furniture remains eerily static, while their bodies’ movements leave traces imprinted around the frame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

But skating over the Olympic rings imprinted on the Milan ice rink has "felt different than any other competition," he said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Martin’s early defense of the Fed’s independence and Burns’s later surrender are deeply imprinted into the Fed’s institutional memory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

I took the book and read its title, written in gold gilt on a black bar imprinted on the front cover.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Prof William Pettigrew, who led the Register of British Slave Traders research, described the imprinting as a "dramatic and harrowing" symbol of the monarchy's relationship to slavery.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Monica may spend time with David and choose whether she’d like to activate his imprinting feature, triggering a familial love that looks and feels as real as her biological son’s — at least to David.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

However, scientists have already identified exceptions involving epigenetic mechanisms such as genomic imprinting.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

If there’s another cub in California, the agency may try to pair them up to keep them from imprinting on people, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025

From looking at the star he was imprinting in his cast I looked quickly up at his face.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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