inlays

verb

present tense third-person singular of inlay
as in inserts

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  1. inserts
  2. installs
  3. cuts in
Verb
  • Luz inserts the construction pole; Susana sniffs.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Once seated at the computer, the hacker inserts a USB drive or external hard drive.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Definition of inserts
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  • The next critical Lightcamp component is the compact pull-out kitchen that installs just below the sleeping platform.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
  • Plus, the Missouri and Kansas sides of Kansas City are linked anew by a redevelopment of the Rock Island Bridge that installs food outlets and public spaces on a historic former railroad crossing.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of installs
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  • This has been compounded by massive cuts in international aid and a Taliban government that has sidelined half of Afghanistan’s population, denying women and girls education beyond primary school and banning them from the vast majority of jobs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Its Xbox division will lose about one-fifth of its staff, including 1,600 jobs on Monday and additional cuts in the coming months.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of cuts in
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