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intertwine

[in-ter-twahyn] / ˌɪn tərˈtwaɪn /


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Canada and the EU are looking to intertwine research institutions to create a network of scientific output to compete with the U.S. university system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

There is no confession and no announcement; Joyce simply comes to realise, as the secrets accumulate and the women's lives intertwine, that her idea of a monogamous marriage has been a sham all along.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Their harmonies intertwine like two gulls in flight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Julee Cruise’s siren vocals intertwine with imperceptible grooves that swell like gentle ocean waves.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2025

The minty smell of his soap, the warmth of his arms, how when our fingers intertwine, the brown of my skin and the brown of his are nearly a perfect match.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

It raises funds to benefit 10 like-minded advocacy groups, and intertwines her music career and women’s rights advocacy in ways few pop artists at her scale are attempting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

U.S. regulators are now taking a closer look at the Wall Street playbook that effectively intertwines private credit with traditional life insurance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

The deal further intertwines Musk's sprawling business empire, which already includes carmaker Tesla and social media platform X, formerly Twitter.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

"But now there's a very direct lineage between local teams, larger structures like the NFL Academy, leagues and how it all intertwines."

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2024

Nevertheless, since it intertwines itself with nearly every other question of moment, a few remarks by an outsider may be acceptable.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

Inevitably this discussion may become intertwined with the question of replacing the council tax.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Soon the two couples are intertwined, each looking to find some common ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Pointing out that everything is "intertwined", Gaye is now less able to buy fish from mongers like Darboe-Manneh.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

The solidarity of Sept. 11 and the political choices made in its aftermath were not the same thing, even if they have become intertwined in our memory of the period.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Instead, like a lot of parents, I clung to my children, my fear and love intertwined.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

"What it does portend, to me, is that Hong Kong will accelerate its economic intertwining with Beijing."

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

It’s also a touching nod to the past, gracefully intertwining aspects of “Metropolitan” and “Dead Poets Society.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The deal would signal a deeper "intertwining" of the government and private businesses in the US, following a trend seen elsewhere in places like China, Mr Nicholson told the BBC.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025

In its graceful intertwining of meditation and obscenity, “Afternoons of Solitude” gives an ancient, controversial tradition the chance to shock and awe without hype or favor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025

Then he recombed it and rebraided the queue, intertwining the red ribbon through the braids.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep


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