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assemble

[uh-sem-buhl] / əˈsɛm bəl /




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Published in Nature Communications, the new study reveals how bacterial enzymes communicate with one another to assemble a family of closely related anti-cancer compounds.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

He became the person who could call celebrities, assemble casts of stars, and create these huge social networks.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

A headlong drive for efficiency cut the average time needed to assemble a “Liberty Ship” freighter from around eight months shortly after Pearl Harbor to barely one month by 1945.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

It’s almost like when you watch the Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense” and you see them assemble the stage as the concert goes on.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Thanks to this availability of suitable wild mammals and plants, early peoples of the Fertile Crescent could quickly assemble a potent and balanced biological package for intensive food production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

He sits down to read or assembles more hunting equipment.

From MarketWatch Jun. 6, 2026

GM’s Flint, Mich., plant, which assembles the pickups, is set to add a sixth day of weekly production in June.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

The island is home to hardware production giants TSMC, which turns Nvidia's cutting-edge designs into silicon components, and Foxconn, which assembles the processors to make data centre servers.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Once the complaint is filed, a team of investigators — described by D’Souza as including former FBI, CIA and National Security Agency officials — assembles an evidence file.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

As daylight turns to evening, Custer assembles his men for one final charge.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

England formed a plan to hit Australia with pace and assembled arguably their most hostile attack in more than 50 years for the trip down under.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

These compounds are assembled from amino acid building blocks along with a conserved hydroxy acid pharmacophore, all connected through a combination of peptide and ester bonds.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

She found it “incredulous,” she said, that they had assembled all these allies only for the reporters to ask about other issues.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

The San Antonio plant previously assembled the Tacoma from 2010 to 2021, when the truck was fully moved to Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

The army of assembled reporters and photographers flocked around both players as they left the stage, but both hurried out of the theater, declining to give any statements.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

In the past, many housing developers have shied away from building affordable housing because assembling the subsidies needed to make construction profitable is challenging.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

With a bag of rotisserie chicken already on hand, all you have to do is shred a few pieces before assembling and cooking your flautas.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

Ditto a reversal by NASA, whose then-leader enjoyed burbling in public about aliens but was soon assembling an expert panel to debunk such careless if crowd-pleasing talk.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Analysts were cautiously optimistic, noting that Nike’s new Chief Executive, Elliott Hill, was naturally assembling his own team, with a fresh pair of eyes helping the company execute a new strategy.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

And he was now supported by other white people in the assembling crowd.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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