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Recent Examples of acculturation
This juxtaposition reflects the jarring reality of refugee life; grieving becomes secondary, dependent on one’s survival and acculturation.
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Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
Even if most commercial passengers are aware, on an intellectual level, that the skilled but underutilized pilots in the cockpit are mostly being paid to drink coffee, the idea of fully autonomous flight will require some acculturation.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
End of carousel After more than a century, is there anything new to say about the story of immigration and one family’s acculturation?
—Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
But bigger than both was the Yiddish theater: a keepsake of home, and yet also a means of acculturation for the 2.5 million Jews who arrived in the United States between 1881 and 1924.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
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Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
Even if most commercial passengers are aware, on an intellectual level, that the skilled but underutilized pilots in the cockpit are mostly being paid to drink coffee, the idea of fully autonomous flight will require some acculturation.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
End of carousel After more than a century, is there anything new to say about the story of immigration and one family’s acculturation?
—Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
But bigger than both was the Yiddish theater: a keepsake of home, and yet also a means of acculturation for the 2.5 million Jews who arrived in the United States between 1881 and 1924.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acculturation
Noun
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This is a chance to make adjustments before moving full speed ahead.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
14 Mar. 2025
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There's still time left in the regular season to make adjustments, of course.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The increase in prescriptions, and the prescribers who work in a broad range of specialties, point to the need for further audits into whether claims are being paid in accordance with Medicare requirements, the IG said.—
Adriel Bettelheim,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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Experts from the Earthquake Research Center of Istanbul Technical University and civil engineering professors from Dokuz Eylül university concluded that if the hotel had been built in accordance with earthquake regulations the building would not have collapsed.—
Emily Wither,
The Dial,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Like pandas, these birds have highly specialized behaviors and adaptations to survive on their particular food.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Some, like the 2019 movie adaptation of Little Women, play with the story or add in new scenes to appeal to a modern audience.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
12 Mar. 2025
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The study also tracked appearance congruence, a measure of how much a person’s physical presentation matches their gender identity.—
Tyler Santora,
Scientific American,
25 Feb. 2025
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Is there coherence, congruence, and appropriate feedback loops between our purpose, strategy, and decision-making? Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The reason has little to do with muscle recovery or nutrient absorption: Rather, people who are too hungry make poor dietary choices.—
Albert Stumm,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Researchers think the higher absorption was due to how curcumin works with other ingredients in turmeric.12 This study shows that eating turmeric boosts blood curcumin levels more than just taking curcumin.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Enterprise architects are in the business of both defining the technology standards for the business as well as governing the adoption of new and emerging technology in conformity with those standards.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Hysteria over misinformation is leading us to some dark places where calls are made for the kind of censorship and conformity that breed resentment and prevent open inquiry.—
Jacob Hale Russell,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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The latest is an agreement with Iraq to rehabilitate the Kirkuk oilfield.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Shortly after the team announced the agreement, Twitter (now called X) broke.—
Joseph Person,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Professional security companies that install cameras do so in conformance with all local and or state laws.—
Sophie Clark,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The tool provides visibility to conformance by plant, supplier, and buyer.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Acculturation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acculturation. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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