insert
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It has invested in Italian company D-Orbit, which offers services to insert satellites into orbit, and Skeleton, an Estonian maker of energy-storage devices designed for fast charging and discharging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
“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
To keep things in that perfect zone, engineers insert control rods into the reactor.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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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
Encord replicated a real data center server rack, where an operator inserts blue cables into penny-sized sockets all day.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 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
She inserts the IV line into a port on my chest.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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While translating from Ottoman Turkish, an archivist substituted out the original owner and inserted Seit Shehu’s name instead, a court found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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
And earlier on Sunday, Young had inserted himself into the mix to finish at 9-under.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
A year later, Congress inserted a significant carbon capture subsidy into the tax code — though it didn’t require coal plants to adopt it.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
He inserted a pocket knife into the joint of the shell and twisted his wrist to the right.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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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
It involves inserting electrodes made of materials such as zinc and copper into substances that contain moisture or ions, and then collecting the small but steady electrical currents.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Additionally, more doctors are inserting Watchman devices concomitantly, meaning they perform the procedure at the same time as another procedure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Usually, treatment involves inserting a needle into the womb to either drain some of the fluid or seal blood vessels using a laser.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He shows up soon afterward, and although I'm pissed at him, even I am able to appreciate the fascinating and complex geometry involved in Tiny Cooper inserting himself into a tiny car.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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