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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embank
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Lev noted that, in the 1960s, conglomerated companies were trending in strategy circles because of economies of scale and the risk mitigation of being in multiple industries, where if one area is struggling due to external factors, the company's risk is spread out across a few different sectors.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Nvidia’s value chain extends to South Korea, namely, memory chip maker SK Hynix and conglomerate Samsung Electronics.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2024
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Scientists have accumulated evidence for this approach by studying natural events that have flung small particles into the atmosphere.—
Ramin Skibba,
WIRED,
22 Mar. 2025
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Over centuries, bacteria broke down ammonia in guano, converting it into nitrates that accumulated in cave soil.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Since its launch in 2019, The Kelly Clarkson Show has collected 22 Daytime Emmys.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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States can also participate by asking the IRS to intercept or offset federal tax refunds for state tax obligations or money owed to state agencies—this includes the authority of the state's child support enforcement office to collect on outstanding child support debts.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Existing approaches to continual learning can be grouped into three main categories, each of which seeks to address catastrophic forgetting by striking the right balance between stability and plasticity.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Play 6 appears to be the brightest of that grouping too, with its light source reportedly putting out 500 ISO lumens (the Freestyle is rated for 230 ANSI lumens while the Freedo can manage 450 ISO lumens).—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
20 Mar. 2025
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For the Thursday assault, a Russian regiment assembled a dozen armored vehicles in one column—an increasingly rare sight as Russian losses of armored vehicles and other heavy equipment exceed 20,000 and regiments turn to civilian vehicles to keep their troops moving.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Coleman Evanston Screen Tent No more struggling for hours trying to set up your tent — the Coleman Evanston Screen Tent can be assembled in just 15 minutes.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Mar. 2025
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She’s rarely lumped in with Miles, Bueckers and Watkins, whose names have dominated draft conversations.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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Yep, it’s lumped in with heavy hitters like heroin and LSD.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Hundreds of people had gathered on a brilliant spring Sunday morning to say goodbye and catch a first glimpse of Francis, who seemed to be gasping for air.—
NICOLE WINFIELD,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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The crowd of about 100 people gathered at 2200 Joe B. Rushing Road to listen to Texas Rep. Nicole Collier, who spoke with a replica P-51 Mustang behind her.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2025
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Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk's purge of the U.S. government under President Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world's richest man.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
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That, at least, is how Baba Dar (Iqbal Theba) amassed his considerable fortune.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Embank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embank. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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