situate
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We learn a bit about the backgrounds of both actors, as they situate themselves in the American story they are seeking to expand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Callanan does two things every good biographer should: evoke the personality of the subject and situate him vividly in his environment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
This computational approach leverages artificial intelligence to not only chart the immediate genetic responses of individual cells but also situate these responses within the physical and temporal landscape of the spinal cord.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024
His arguments to the Supreme Court, according to CNN, attempted to situate the issue as one that would impact both his "legal exposure" and that of all future presidents.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2024
He’s a little muscular, so the weight hurts my shoulders, but Rufus helps situate us both.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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It also situates Noguchi within the wide constellation of collaborators who shaped his interdisciplinary practice—Marcel Breuer, Alexey Brodovitch, Louis Kahn, Isamu Kenmochi, George Nelson and the companies Alcoa, Knoll and Zenith.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
This is where Fabio Parasecoli, a professor of food studies and a native Roman, situates Italian comfort food not as indulgence, but as memory and necessity.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
She situates the rise of OneTaste in the context of the wellness and self-help industries, “lean-in” feminism and the start-up culture of Silicon Valley, and she pays homage to its founding ideals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
In a separate article in The Hindustan Times newspaper, Mr Jacob also situates the recent talks between Delhi and Beijing in a broader frame: the trilateral interplay of India, China and Russia.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
She situates me in front of the mirror on the back of her door.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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Moises Villasenor, 72, said he was "a little worried" as he filled sand bags to protect his small hotel, situated about three blocks from the seafront.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
The property is also situated just a few miles from his studios, which span 330 acres.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The explosion happened on a small road situated between two of Athens' most visited sites - the Acropolis and the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
But if similarly situated schools produce dramatically different results, our curiosity must extend inside the schoolhouse—to what adults do with the children we entrust to them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Matthias estimated that it was probably underneath where the weather vane was situated.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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But it’s worth taking stock of Musk’s sentiment on its own, and situating it within his behavior on the international stage over the past few weeks.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2024
But in characterizing originalism as a “trap” and situating it historically, Dennie's analysis cuts deeper into the harm caused by originalist doctrine, without sacrificing nuance, rigor or scope.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2024
People of this community manage their flow by situating themselves over a gap in the slatted floors of their homes, free-bleeding onto the lush forest greenery below.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 29, 2023
“Life Is Everywhere” has a lot in its bag, but at heart it is a novel of academia, situating itself within a long, neurotic tradition of arduous, insular intellectual labor and petty competition among scholars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
And then I burrow into the blankets, situating the ice against my throbbing knee, a tight breath hissing between my teeth.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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