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as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the new sisters will be baptized with special initiation rites at the sorority house
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Recent Examples of baptize
October 30 and 31: Souls of children who were not baptized.
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Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
Uncharacteristically, Nino wants the baby to be baptized.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
These Swingers Have Thoughts The mythology is insulting enough without casting Creed frontman Scott Stapp to do an embarrassing cameo as Frank Sinatra or Kevin Sorbo as the minister who baptizes young Ronnie.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024
Jim, who has served as a missionary, spoke at the March For Life in Washington, D.C., in January and said his Michigan team last year was on a spiritual mission after 70 of his players were baptized.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
Uncharacteristically, Nino wants the baby to be baptized.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
These Swingers Have Thoughts The mythology is insulting enough without casting Creed frontman Scott Stapp to do an embarrassing cameo as Frank Sinatra or Kevin Sorbo as the minister who baptizes young Ronnie.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024
Jim, who has served as a missionary, spoke at the March For Life in Washington, D.C., in January and said his Michigan team last year was on a spiritual mission after 70 of his players were baptized.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Reagan then turned to a businessman named J. Peter Grace and a commission charged with finding efficiencies in the government.Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Fox Nation named President-elect Donald Trump the Patriot of the Year as a part of the 2024 Fox Nation Patriot Awards event in Long Island, New York on Thursday night.James Powel, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Over two years later, Akins was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in November 2021.Emily Weaver, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Eno was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 as a member of Roxy Music.Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
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Meanwhile, the Commander Task Force Baltic center in the German port city of Rostock was inaugurated last month to beef up NATO's supervision of the Baltic Sea.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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He will be inaugurated on December 29, the news agency said.Christian Edwards, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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School representatives such as teachers, counselors, club advisers, communication staff and principals can nominate these high school students by 5 p.m. on Thursdays.Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Critics Choice Awards also nominated the show for Best Drama Series and for Redmayne for Best Actor.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Artificial Intelligence Rapid Capabilities Cell (AI RCC) will aim to install AI tech into systems for the military, focusing on emerging technologies like generative AI.Julia Shapero, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Wray’s announcement, at a town hall for agency employees, clears the way for President-elect Donald Trump — who has been critical of the director — to install a new head of the FBI without having to fire Wray or demand his resignation.Ken Dilanian,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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The blaze, dubbed the Franklin Fire, was just 7% contained.Christopher Weber, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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And in Downey, a suburb dubbed the Mexican Beverly Hills, Trump narrowed the gap between his Democratic rivals.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Many were elated when a human rights lawyer, Raúl Alfonsín, was sworn in as president and initiated trials of the junta’s top leadership.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Uncovering a Forgotten History The discovery was initiated by a 1930s agricultural report referencing untended land filled with graves and trees—an area unsuitable for cultivation.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Baptize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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