as in inserting
to put among or between others
between the recipes for hearty peasant dishes, the author intercalates fond reminiscences of her year in the French countryside
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This includes double knotting threads, inserting multiple hook-and-eye closures going in different directions, and using only the highest-quality glue.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2026 -
While official accounts and bystander videos of the Saturday shooting at 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue offer conflicting narratives about the split-second escalation, the outcome highlights the extreme physical risk of inserting oneself into the immediate perimeter of armed agents.—
Christina Buttons,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Now, authorities are stepping in to slow the flow, introducing new restrictions aimed at curbing day-trip tourism.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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When a damaging news cycle lingers, Trump is prone to, fully intentionally and knowingly, introducing a new, even more sensational headline of his own making, a distraction that scrambles the media's focus and divides his critics' energy.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Intercalating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercalating. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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