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Recent Examples of inset
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
These new vehicles, pictured as inset on the monthly chart below could expand the company’s total addressable market and improve operating leverage over time.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
The Caballero is named after the Spanish term for gentleman and features four visible rubies inset within its deep-lacquered dial, which will spark a myriad of conversations.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Designed with an onyx ornament at the closure, the black clutch featured a crystal-inset frame.
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The zipper also does not span the entire top of the bag; rather, it is inset about an inch on each side, where a pair of clip-down flaps allows the bag to take on less of a tote shape and more of a boxy profile.
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No one is being ordered to give up bread, meat or the occasional indulgence, just as no one should treat a diagram as a rigid prescription.—
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The government's new food pyramid replaces the MyPlate diagram released under President Barack Obama, and emphasizes protein, full-fat dairy and vegetables.—
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For a mayor confronting rising rents, strained public transit, public safety concerns, and looming budget pressures, inserting himself into a volatile geopolitical dispute appears, at best, a distraction from the immediate work of governing.—
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Some encouraged me to insert myself into the pages of reformist newspapers, where all literary debates in pre-internet Iran took place.—
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The solution removes moisture from the nail plate to ensure a long-lasting finish and contains biotin to strengthen the nails.—
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One of the license-plate-reader cameras near East County Line Road and South Colorado Boulevard in Highlands Ranch alerted Douglas County deputies to a match for the suspect’s vehicle, Weekly said.—
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Celebrities like Hailey Bieber, Sandra Oh, Leighton Meester, and more have been known to rock the cut in different variations, from layered lobs to romantic shags.—
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Mitchell cut in front of him and made his second interception.—
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These chips are intended to enable thinner, more power-efficient systems at lower price points, while still delivering AI features and improved graphics performance compared with earlier generations.—
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For codeine, meth and cocaine graphics, the cutoff for federal workers is from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs.—
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The Wynn side features gleaming marble floors inlaid with intricate Italian floral mosaics, while Encore is accented with butterfly motifs.—
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Defined by custom white oak millwork embellished with crystal Tiffany marble, Estremoz marble lined walls, and Pentelikon marble band and inlay with an oak herringbone floor, this space is reminiscent of recent Kith Women builds in Chicago and New York City.—
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The light and dark wash prints were developed using photographs of vintage denim pieces then combined to create an illustration that could be printed onto silk.—
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This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.—
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After a few months, Supervisor Janice Hahn gave the center a $2,500 grant to install new security cameras.—
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
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“Inset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inset. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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