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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
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With figures shared Tuesday, district officials appeared to be bracing for an even lower adjustment in the state’s final fiscal-year budget.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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However, an unrelated seasonal adjustment would offset about $10 of that, the company has said, though that discount lasts only through November while the storm surcharge continues through February 2026.—
Emily L. Mahoney,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2025
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Government officials have said that the structure was built in accordance with safety regulations.—
Jin Yu Young,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Clouse expressed optimism about Campbell’s ability to change its offerings accordance with consumers’ preferences and tastes.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2024
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Sasaki’s early adaptation to life in the big leagues ...—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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Haymitch, who like all victors went on to become a mentor to tributes from his district, was played by Woody Harrelson in the Hunger Games film adaptations.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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Notice patterns in your colleagues’ body language to decode their moods and pay attention to congruence between words and gestures.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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In congruence with the growing trend of traditional pharmacies leaning into technology, non-traditional companies are also increasingly seeking to disrupt the space.—
Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D., J.D.,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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Magnesium glycinate and citrate are likely to be similar in absorption—the body absorbs both forms well.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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Glycinate: This is the most bioavailable magnesium, with an 80% absorption rate.—
Jennifer Shanker,
Flow Space,
6 Feb. 2025
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The best part of the sketch isn’t its sly picture of Gen X’s slow fade into conformity, but Jason Sudeikis as the groom’s father who is unironically into the performance.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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But hamstrung, now, by rigid and top-down directives that prioritize ideological conformity over practical solutions, local politicians are ill equipped to tackle the mounting pressures of fiscal insolvency and unemployment.—
Jude Blanchette,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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The Dow tumbled nearly 600 points at the opening bell, but news of the agreement with Mexico sent stocks on the verge of a comeback.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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As part of his plea agreement, Shipps conceded to a sentence between 57 and 71 months.—
Sara Coello,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 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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From protocol conformance to infrastructure resilience and secure key management, these risks scale as the value of staked assets grows.—
Amor Sexton,
Forbes,
30 Oct. 2024
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“Acculturation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acculturation. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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