as in to admit
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
a top law-school grad who was received by the firm with open arms
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The average salary for an Unrivaled player is more than $100,000, with players also receiving equity stakes in the league.
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Julia Poe, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Horton received a series of replies in the comment section of his post, including his Dear White People costars, Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins and Logan Browning.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
At the time of writing, the post has received 90,000 upvotes and over 4,000 comments from other Reddit users, many of whom praised the teen's enthusiasm.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In March, 2023, TikTok’s C.E.O., Shou Chew, testified for more than five hours before Congress, receiving a bipartisan bludgeoning over the harms the app may be inflicting on children.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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Julia Poe, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Horton received a series of replies in the comment section of his post, including his Dear White People costars, Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins and Logan Browning.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
At the time of writing, the post has received 90,000 upvotes and over 4,000 comments from other Reddit users, many of whom praised the teen's enthusiasm.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In March, 2023, TikTok’s C.E.O., Shou Chew, testified for more than five hours before Congress, receiving a bipartisan bludgeoning over the harms the app may be inflicting on children.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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Speaking at the Institut Français de la Mode’s recent Fashion Reboot seminar, the executive admitted that GenAI has already crept into the design process to a large extent.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps Steichen’s hesitancy to admit that comes, in part, from his owner thinking the team was on the brink of a breakthrough.James Boyd, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Related Articles The school believes strongly that leveraging innovation in its educational model plays an important role in students developing skills before entering the evolving creative industries.Fairchild Studio, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Even in forested areas, wildfires create a wide array of pollutants, including toxic particulate matter that can lodge deep in the lungs and enter the bloodstream, causing respiratory issues, cancer and other health problems.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Herzog’s version centers on Jonathan Harker (Bruno Ganz) venturing to the castle of Count Dracula (Kinski), who takes an interest in Harker’s wife, Lucy (Isabelle Adjani).Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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The bottom line Tech stocks underperformed on Monday as investors took profit on the victors of 2024 and looked for this year’s winner.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Receive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receive. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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