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also imbed
as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the nails were solidly embedded in those old plaster walls
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Much of the innovation fueling excitement in this industry is enabled by third-party IP, giving companies like mine a front-row seat to the advances embedded in next-generation consumer electronics.
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Iri Trashanki, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
In another, a sociologist who embedded himself in a buzzy startup for 19 months describes how engineers cut corners to meet venture capitalists’ expectations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024
Some of the oldest finds recorded this year were a human-like jawbone and teeth embedded in a travertine floor tile in Europe.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Stephen Miller, the longtime Trump aide who is returning to the White House as a senior policy adviser, attempted unsuccessfully in 2019 to embed a senior ICE official at the refugee resettlement office in 2019.
—Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Iri Trashanki, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
In another, a sociologist who embedded himself in a buzzy startup for 19 months describes how engineers cut corners to meet venture capitalists’ expectations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024
Some of the oldest finds recorded this year were a human-like jawbone and teeth embedded in a travertine floor tile in Europe.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Stephen Miller, the longtime Trump aide who is returning to the White House as a senior policy adviser, attempted unsuccessfully in 2019 to embed a senior ICE official at the refugee resettlement office in 2019.
—Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Embed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embed. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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