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insert

[in-surt, in-surt] / ɪnˈsɜrt, ˈɪn sɜrt /


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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

It was decided to bury the objects rather than insert them in a statue.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

"Then, when you go to put it in your ear, pull on your ear lobe with the opposite hand to open up the ear canal, insert the earplug and let it fully expand."

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 2026

They’d rather stand up and insert a tape into a deck.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

Sonia holds the pole, and Gogol and Ben insert the branches.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

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

And a Finnish project called Fold2 has explored using intricately folded cardboard to make packaging inserts designed to protect products during shipping.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2026

Other times it inserts an amino acid and keeps going.

From Science Daily Feb. 28, 2026

It inserts these minute and stiletto-sharp mouth parts into the outer cells of leaves and evergreen needles and extracts the chlorophyll.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

In footage recorded by a small camera inserted into the rubble where Gil is trapped, a Chilean firefighter can be heard asking Gil to turn his head towards the camera.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Much to my surprise, Radcliffe more than steps up as a down-and-out documentarian inserted into the life of a disgraced football star grasping for a comeback.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2026

The young intern who shot us with a tranquilizer dart and then inserted that inexact analysis apologizes.

From Slate Jun. 13, 2026

Paz has broken through at Como under the guidance of Fabregas although, when Real Madrid sold him in 2024, they wisely inserted a buy-back clause that extends into 2027.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Holmes inserted into his memoir a “prison diary” that he claimed to have kept since the day he arrived at Moyamensing.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

This led to a change in the rules, with the two competitions inserting reciprocal clauses in their regulations.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Coach Rod Brind’Amour benched starting goalie Frederik Andersen in Game 3, inserting Brandon Bussi, who then led the team to three straight wins.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

ElAttrache performed surgery on McGregor in July 2021, inserting a rod, plates and screws into his left leg after the fighter broke his tibia and fibula during a bout against Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

“Arm’s strategic move is less about catching up to the accelerator wave and more about inserting itself deeper into the architecture that governs how AI infrastructure actually runs.”

From Barron's Mar. 25, 2026

It was a tin globe of the world with a slit for inserting money.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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