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as in suffusing
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
dedicated teachers inculcating young minds with a love of learning
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as in planting
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a malcontent who inculcated in his offspring an abiding distrust of all civil authority
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After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.
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And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.
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Water them before planting if the pots have dried out.
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Drones offer a potential alternative cover crop seeding method by enabling interseeding of cover crops, the practice of planting one crop into another crop before harvest.
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Born and raised in Miami, Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s career has centered around the city’s culinary identity, most notably through infusing his own heritage—Argentine and Italian—in his dishes.
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The Sagittarius moon coordinates with Saturn, infusing your goals with a stronger sense of purpose.
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Between June and November, thousands of humpback whales migrate through Brazilian waters, traveling roughly 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) from their feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean to breeding and calving grounds off northeastern Brazil.
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Residents can also request a free backyard inspection from the department's Pest Management team to identify areas where mosquitoes may be breeding.
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There is little doubt that having his father as a coach helped shape the way Brunson carried himself on and off the court, instilling a sense of discipline and composure that are the hallmarks of his leadership.
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Providing accessibility also means instilling transparency.
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The surgical procedure involves implanting a complex, electrical device that allows deaf children and adults to hear.
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Manipulations include everything from surgically removing key tissues to implanting beads soaked with signaling molecules to injecting DNA into cells to instruct them to make a different set of proteins.
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Rather than advertising during the tournament, Olipop is embedding itself into the fan experience.
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That includes not just building the infrastructure powering the AI economy but embedding AI into how the business runs.
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“Inculcating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculcating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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