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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehensions
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Research that examines community perceptions can help scientists and public health officials design prevention programs that are both practical and acceptable to the people who live in tick-endemic areas.—
Emily Bache,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Today, Waxman told me, what happens in the region profoundly shapes the security and perceptions of Jews in the diaspora.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In reaction against the waste of life and ill-success of Mazzini’s program, moderate opinion tended to crystallize around federal conceptions of the solution of the Italian problem.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
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Second, however, at the chasm between the Framers’ conceptions of Presidential war power and the unbounded nature of that authority today.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes my collection of knowledges feels like rash splatters of matter floating with me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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The realism, though, comes in the particularity of the Spanish dialogue, the cultural exchanges, and colloquial understandings that run through this community — and from Mexico to the United States.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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In the twelfth century, understandings of bodies and illnesses were grounded in humoral theory, and Hildegard followed these principles in her writings about conception, birth, and physical maternity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Dallas, the department’s 2-year-old K-9, joined the team in 2025 and was deployed 41 times, resulting in 22 apprehensions.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Officials also pointed to a sharp decline in daily crossings, with Border Patrol averaging 236 apprehensions per day in February, a 95% drop compared to the previous administration.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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