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His advisers warned him otherwise, noting that Iran’s military, especially its elite Revolutionary Guard, was well armed, deeply embedded in the country’s social and economic structures, and fiercely loyal to the regime.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
"The immediate concern is the plastics becoming microplastics. The mowers churn up plastic leaves and petals and it gets embedded over the years," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The team was first assembled midway through last year and it operates like a startup embedded within the company, giving priority to rapid development over bureaucratic procedure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“If we wait for definitive evidence that high inflation has become embedded in the economy, it may require larger policy adjustments, at greater cost,” Hammack adds.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
If you have a barn, and it’s still standing in the morning, it’ll have rocks and keys and bolts embedded in the wood like they were shot from cannon.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
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