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as in to etch
to produce a vivid impression of
a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade
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as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win
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At the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, ice artists create walk-through castles with tunnels, slides and frozen fountains etched into natural-looking formations.—
Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
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Regularly cleaning your glass shower doors is essential for maintaining their clarity and protecting them from permanent damage or etching.—
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Just like propagating other succulents, cuttings from these plants should be allowed to callus for a few days and then planted in soil to avoid issues with rot.—
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Start with a Small Container Don't plant too many seeds in a small container—give them enough space to grow.—
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Later on that night, the Kylie Cosmetics founder was by Chalamet’s side as his name was engraved on the trophy, per a video shared by Vanity Fair.—
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The trek is also a separate endeavor from a $200 million campaign to build towering monuments on the temple’s 14-acre property to house the Buddha’s teachings engraved in stone, according to Dong.—
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The California least tern is a white-and-black bird less than 10 inches long that breeds only in a few areas along the bays and lagoons of California and Mexico and is in danger of extinction because of coastal development.—
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The team also acknowledges the possibility that birds from surrounding wildland populations may have moved into the now-quieter city and bred with urban juncos.—
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Starting in 2013 more than a hundred thousand women received calls about the urgent need to have surgically implanted pelvic mesh removed from their lower abdomens.—
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Male pythons are implanted with radio transmitters and then tracked to better understand their movements, reproductive behaviors and other key characteristics.—
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As governments and companies embed Gen AI deeper into workflow, that gap matters more every quarter.—
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Caterpillar said the technology embeds autonomy directly into construction workflows, targeting safer operations, higher precision, and improved productivity across global projects.—
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“Infix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infix. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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