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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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These ideas range from practical adjustments to sweeping theoretical shifts.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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And there were no major adjustments in his final round on Sunday.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
17 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
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The houses were built in accordance with the recommendations of the Audubon Society and will provide real homes for birds.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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But much of the chatter was also about his new look: Elordi showcased a serious set of sideburns, likely grown for his next part as the brooding anti-hero Heathcliff in director Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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The film, an adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novella, also won Best Film. COMPLETE WINNERS LIST BELOW An Irish-language film about Belfast rap group Kneecap was nominated in 17 award categories.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
15 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
Noun
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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 City Council approved several amendments to the Community Master Plan as well as a new agreement with developer Festival Ranch North, LLC, since the original one expired.—
Alexandra Hardle,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Government officials and local civil society leaders didn’t immediately comment, though Congo’s Communications Ministry said the rebels had violated cease-fire agreements and attacked Congolese troops working to avoid urban warfare and violence in Bukavu.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
15 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 22 Feb. 2025.
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