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Mastick and her team opened 178 cans and carefully dissected the preserved fish, counting tiny parasitic worms known as anisakids embedded in the flesh.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

As uncertainty fades, the market is likely to begin pricing in the premium embedded in Paramount’s all-cash bid.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Thousands of homes had been cut into the rock, and each had a single large gemstone embedded above its entrance, like a diamond porch light.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

The nail was stuck in a fragment of board that had once been part of a large animal’s house, and the fragment of board was embedded in a gully full of gravel.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

Bill and Fleur’s cottage stood alone on a cliff overlooking the sea, its walls embedded with shells and whitewashed.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling