as in to acculturate
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The art world is acculturated to the notion that biennials should highlight new narratives but seems to presume that those artists must also be living and relatively young.—
Pamela J. Joyner,
ARTnews.com,
14 Oct. 2024 -
This growth is no longer coming from new immigrants naturalizing — it’s being driven by the birth of new generations of Latino and Hispanic Americans who are becoming further removed from the immigrant experience and, in turn, becoming assimilated and acculturated to the American experience.—
Christian Paz,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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People were habituated to constant surveillance and capricious punishments.—
Sam Sacks,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Delaney Prince, the campground host at Pine City describes Victor as calm, and totally habituated to the presence of humans and their food.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
29 Aug. 2024
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However, researchers from UH discovered a fungus from Hawai‘i’s nearshore environment that may have the ability to break down plastics, and to top it off, they may be conditioned to do it faster.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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This blend of soothing cica extract and conditioning eucalyptus and rosemary oils leaves skin with a bouncy, silky-smooth texture while instantly breaking down your toughest full-coverage makeup.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
12 Feb. 2025
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Feral cats are accustomed to living outside and tend to be quite resilient.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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However, Americans were not accustomed to the idea of signing up for a yearly flu shot.—
Alexandra M. Lord,
The Conversation,
6 Feb. 2025
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Agents in an unmarked car pulled over Ernesto Campos, the owner of a Bakersfield gardening service who was naturalized as a U.S. citizen more than 10 years ago.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the United States, this practice is protected under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which states that all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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