assimilate
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They added they do not believe it is related to Truth and Reconciliation day, a national holiday that honours victims and survivors of Canada's residential schools, which sought to forcefully assimilate indigenous children.
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
In addition to therapists, she said there are plenty of resources online and international centers to help people assimilate.
From Salon β Jul. 11, 2026
"I don't know if my body just doesn't assimilate the supplements as well, but minoxidil is definitely more effective long-term," she said.
From Science Daily β May 7, 2026
Goodland explained that directors generally start with a holistic vision for a given production and assimilate the actors’ performances to serve it: “But from the very beginning, Tina puts the actors’ energy at the center.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Jan. 22, 2026
The next three months were hot, confusing, and miserable as Amari tried to assimilate into the culture of plantation life.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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Jacques Bouvier added: 'Because rubisco assimilates the sugars which fuel life on Earth, improving this enzyme is one of the most promising avenues to help combat food insecurity.
From Science Daily β Mar. 6, 2024
ChatGPT, Microsoft-controlled AI that grows smarter at mimicking human behavior as it assimilates more knowledge in a massive database, presents the illusion of talking with a friend who wants to do your work for you.
From Washington Times β Apr. 14, 2023
Comment: New season, same story: A few key returnees, a handful of talented transfers, and a system that assimilates newcomers as well as any in the land.
From Seattle Times β Nov. 8, 2021
Meanwhile, in the ballrooms of Monrovia, Gbessa uneasily assimilates into the Americo-Liberian settler elite.
From New York Times β Jan. 7, 2019
NOTE.—The forms ac-, af-, etc., are euphonic variations of ad-, and follow generally the rule that the final consonant of the prefix assimilates to the initial letter of the root.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
Together the forewords underscore a larger point: Golding is not easily assimilated.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 22, 2026
They may have assimilated all too well to the culture of academia and big cities.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 28, 2026
The current study shows that those who have assimilated more positive age beliefs often show improvement, Levy said.
From Science Daily β Jun. 21, 2026
But immigrants from Ireland, Italy, Latin America, India and Eastern Europe and their more assimilated children won’t have any problems relating to the generational conflicts at the heart of this gentle comedy.
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 27, 2026
People had been coming in all day from the country, but they were assimilated in the town and you did not notice them.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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In those 1990s clubs and car shows, you could see and feel that Asian Americans weren’t assimilating culture.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 22, 2026
The U.S. has a strong record of assimilating newcomers, from Asians in San Francisco to Irish in New York to Cubans in Miami, and birthright citizenship has been part of that story.
From The Wall Street Journal β Mar. 31, 2026
Like a lot of veterans, he had trouble assimilating into the civilian world.
From Slate β Jan. 13, 2026
They, too, shifted from plant-based to fungal-based food webs as the main source of their energy, assimilating more than 50 percent brown carbon under warming conditions, compared to 26 percent at control sites.
From Science Daily β Jan. 3, 2024
When people, plants, and animals die, they stop assimilating C14.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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