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as in imagined
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challenged the voters to envision a nation in which no child was ever allowed to go hungry
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Recent Examples of envisioned
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
At a June meeting, the City Council approved modifications to the project, including replacing trees slated for removal with larger trees than previously envisioned and adding shade structures to cover the sidewalk.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Ohio Republicans will hold 73% of seats in the Senate and 66% of seats in the House starting in 2025, so that threshold might not be the check Blessing envisioned.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
The new age of the 21st century has, however, not been the utopia envisioned at the fin de siècle.
—Ben Ansell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Usually, custom builds are envisioned and commissioned—or even constructed by—the owner, who approaches his or her project much as a client hires an architect to design a custom home.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
Notably, Saab’s drones are envisioned for diverse roles, including attritable designs intended for high-risk missions.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Dec. 2024
In many ways, the Hoosier cabinet had been envisioned decades previously.
—Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
The Federal Reserve cut its target interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, while releasing new projections that signal less rate-cutting is on the way in 2025 than envisioned three months ago.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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The system as envisioned in the First Amendment, that the government cannot interfere with the freedom of the press, is working precisely as the Founders thought.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
At a June meeting, the City Council approved modifications to the project, including replacing trees slated for removal with larger trees than previously envisioned and adding shade structures to cover the sidewalk.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Ohio Republicans will hold 73% of seats in the Senate and 66% of seats in the House starting in 2025, so that threshold might not be the check Blessing envisioned.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
The new age of the 21st century has, however, not been the utopia envisioned at the fin de siècle.
—Ben Ansell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Usually, custom builds are envisioned and commissioned—or even constructed by—the owner, who approaches his or her project much as a client hires an architect to design a custom home.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
Notably, Saab’s drones are envisioned for diverse roles, including attritable designs intended for high-risk missions.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Dec. 2024
In many ways, the Hoosier cabinet had been envisioned decades previously.
—Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
The Federal Reserve cut its target interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, while releasing new projections that signal less rate-cutting is on the way in 2025 than envisioned three months ago.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Styx song used as a soundtrack for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ biggest moments was now being blasted to celebrate the Bengals’ 19-17 victory that kept their playoff hopes alive with a confidence and bravado nobody could have imagined just five weeks ago.Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Like Philipp Plein who imagined them in a more daring way by presenting them ripped, while Acne Studios decided to fold the hem to show a floral pattern.Michel Mejía, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
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Weather Wind and rain are not your friends when sawing.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
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But my green thumb ached as workers sawed down the tree, took away everything — trunk, twigs, leaves, fruit, roots — in biohazard bags and tagged the remaining trees with a bill of clean health.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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These days, the Grand Canyon State is a vastly different place few could have dreamed of in 1925.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Longtime bowhunter and Hoyt pro staffer Casey Brooks has always dreamed of tagging a world-record elk.Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
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The judge could also impose other penalties like probation, though that’s unlikely, given the logistical issues that could present given Trump’s presidency.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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But the prospect of an isolationist policy under Trump, even the possibility of a U.S. withdrawal from NATO and the further weakening of the Western alliance, confrontation with China, and a tariff war with much of the world, is unlikely to make the United States, or other countries, safer.Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Envisioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisioned. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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