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as in borrows
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice
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Verb
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Enter the dash 3, an electric mobility scooter that seamlessly marries form and function.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Dec. 2024 -
Using color and music to tell that story — celebrating Black culture — the collection marries Black Radiance’s beauty know-how for darker skin tones with Cross Colours’ familiar palette of red, yellow, black and green, as well as its connection to ’80s and ’90s hip-hop.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
WWD,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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For starters, there are five customizable light settings, including a nesting mode that borrows from nature.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Dec. 2024
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Its proposal borrows ideas from Arizona, California, Rhode Island and Minnesota laws to identify the sources of donations that otherwise would be untraceable under Illinois law.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Dec. 2024
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Evergreen, who is now 8 weeks old, is currently living with a foster family until a forever family adopts her.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
28 Dec. 2024
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Along the way, Roz befriends some of the local wildlife—Pedro Pascal voices a mischievous red fox named Fink, with Bill Nighy voicing an elderly goose named Longneck—and adopts an orphaned goose named Brightbill (Kit Connor).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Espouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espouses. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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