as in to begin
to come into existence
several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized
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Recent Examples of actualize
Realizing Initiatives And Demonstrating Impact The core promise of change project-specific software is not only to identify potential value but to actualize it.
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Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Journalists need to begin practicing their craft by recognizing their own biases and working around them, not using their platform to actualize them.
—Bill Keane, Hartford Courant, 25 Nov. 2024
This year that’s been actualized with more in-game power, which was always the hope.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
State of play: Rising threats against lawmakers in the years since the Capitol riot have heightened fears about how such rhetoric can be actualized.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Journalists need to begin practicing their craft by recognizing their own biases and working around them, not using their platform to actualize them.
—Bill Keane, Hartford Courant, 25 Nov. 2024
This year that’s been actualized with more in-game power, which was always the hope.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
State of play: Rising threats against lawmakers in the years since the Capitol riot have heightened fears about how such rhetoric can be actualized.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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But with the league’s toughest remaining schedule, the true test of their mettle is just beginning.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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In late November, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham began a lightning offensive, sweeping out of its enclave in northwestern Syria and seizing Aleppo and other key cities before capturing Damascus.—
Warren P. Strobel,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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The reason is because crane recovery has been so effective that the birds are starting to be nuisances.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
17 Jan. 2025
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Luckily, replacing them doesn’t have to cost a small fortune thanks to Walmart’s deals starting at $6.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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The claim originated from a Dec. 22, 2024, Facebook post by SpaceX Fanclub, which is part of the SpaceXMania network of satirical accounts.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Those are not expected to include the most logical home for a multi-camera sitcom that originated on broadcast — CBS Studios’ sibling CBS.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Marc Carmichael, who is currently a medical student at Stanford University, says similar disparities could arise in the aftermath of the wildfires in L.A. County.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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But the guidelines did not state what actions should be taken when an appearance of a conflict arose.—
Alexandra Berzon,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The 200-lap feature race will commence with the winners of the heat races setting the tone; Heat 1's victor will claim the pole position, with subsequent heat winners following suit in the lineup.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The live presentation will commence at 5:30 a.m. PT and will stream live on Oscar.com and Oscars.org in addition to the Academy’s TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube platforms.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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Trump's decision to exit Afghanistan was finalized in February 2020 as ISIS' global power appeared to be waning.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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This sketch first appeared in season 49 and is still a crowd-pleaser.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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There are moments when Mason’s amusingly stubborn in his immovable stance.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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There is no other underlying or material worth to the coin beyond how a critical mass of extremely online people feel about it.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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