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as in to adopt
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as in to adapt
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Cultivation for Home and Health Today, rosemary has naturalized throughout much of Europe and North America and is grown in warm climates around the world.
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Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Italy Italy grants citizenship by descent if the applicant’s Italian ancestor did not naturalize abroad before the birth of their child in his or her direct line.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024
This spring, at age 62, I was naturalized as a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany.
—Steven A. Harvey, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024
Nearly 63% were naturalized while roughly 37% were non-citizens.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Italy Italy grants citizenship by descent if the applicant’s Italian ancestor did not naturalize abroad before the birth of their child in his or her direct line.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024
This spring, at age 62, I was naturalized as a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany.
—Steven A. Harvey, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024
Nearly 63% were naturalized while roughly 37% were non-citizens.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Myriam Rogers presented a $2.98 billion total operating budget to the school board Tuesday night, asking it to consider adopting a 6.5% increase over the previous year’s budget.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
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There are currently 30 horses living at Phoenix Farm waiting to be adopted out, said Allie Nakasone, the farm’s program coordinator.Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2025
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Adaptability And Resilience The technology landscape is constantly evolving, and IT leaders must be able to embrace change and adapt to new challenges.Abdulwahab Mohammed, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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It’s done so because as the sport has changed, programs such as Ohio State and Oregon have done the best job adjusting to those changes, while programs like Alabama and Georgia have tried to adapt versions of their old model for success into the new world of college football.David Ubben, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Since the latest iteration of the virus first appeared in North America in 2021, wildlife officials estimate that hundreds of cats — wild and domesticated — have died as a result of infection, including 20 animals at a big cat sanctuary in Washington State in December.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Whether it was domesticated by the Aztecs or an earlier civilization is unknown.Norman Ellstrand and Nathan Ellstrand / Made by History, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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When the policy was announced, USCIS estimated that over two-thirds of non-citizens without legal status but were married to U.S. citizens were not eligible to apply to adjust their status previously.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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By understanding where delays usually occurred, the AI agent recommended things like: adjusting timelines and redistributing tasks more effectively.Alex Circei, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Many companies, pessimistic about the economy, are reluctant to borrow.Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Previous spending and tax policy decisions drive the need to borrow, making the ceiling an ineffective tool for fiscal control.Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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For a lion accustomed to around-the-clock human care, four days alone in the Arizona desert—subsisting on nothing but sandwiches and water—was an extraordinary feat.Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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From my former colleagues in Congress to defense-industry experts, the world’s premier fighter jet is accustomed to criticism for issues with cost, production and more.Fox News Staff, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Guest opinion: The San Gabriel Valley is where Asian immigrants go to never assimilate.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Douyin Warnings From Within China China’s drive to assimilate the Tibetans echoes history elsewhere in the world where Indigenous people were seen by their foreign occupiers as savages who needed to be civilized with boarding schools, causing trauma and abuses.Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Writing to a Jesuit missionary in China, Leibniz floated the idea that the binary system might help to convert the Chinese to Christianity, by familiarizing them with the Biblical concept of creation ex nihilo.Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Smartphone users should familiarize themselves with encrypted communication to protect their data.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Naturalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naturalize. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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