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as in siege
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
the investment of Cuba was one of the decisive moments in the Cuban Missile Crisis
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as in inaugural
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the investment of a new diocesan bishop is typically a grand and solemn occasion
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Recent Examples of investment
Spain’s Canary Islands video game industry got a major shot in the arm this week as local developer Quantum Box Games, a studio based in Gran Canaria, secured a significant Japanese investment.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
Keeping the Palace label requires significant ongoing investment in staff and facility renovations.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2025
Without transformative investment in reducing the losses associated with climate impacts and increasing our resilience, we are headed into an uninsurable future—or a future where insurance is unaffordable for the majority of American households.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
But recently, something significant has changed: Generative AI has spurred greater interest and investment in data quality and broader data capabilities.
—Randy Bean, Harvard Business Review, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
Keeping the Palace label requires significant ongoing investment in staff and facility renovations.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2025
Without transformative investment in reducing the losses associated with climate impacts and increasing our resilience, we are headed into an uninsurable future—or a future where insurance is unaffordable for the majority of American households.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
But recently, something significant has changed: Generative AI has spurred greater interest and investment in data quality and broader data capabilities.
—Randy Bean, Harvard Business Review, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for investment
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Like the half-million civilians remaining in Stalingrad when it was surrounded by Nazi forces, Gaza's residents are stuck within a siege, unable even to flee from the ruins to save their lives.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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There is some variation in the mix — Origins allows troops to perform certain tasks like opening locked doors or destroying watchtowers, as well as special squad attacks like arrow sieges and rally cries that can be useful in the midst of the action.Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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There were only 25 completed by the first Trump inaugural in 2017, when Ms. Wiles was not in the administration.Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Google has donated to inaugurals in the past, and the YouTube livestream and link to the inauguration on Google’s homepage are in line with previous inaugurations, a spokesperson said.Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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The results depend on a wide range of factors, including the will of the Taiwanese people to resist, if China launches a direct attack or a blockade, whether Japan and other allies join the fight or enable the U.S. to use key bases, and how soon American troops enter the fight.Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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Fed up with Canada's maximalist public-health policies, protests and blockades sprang up against the country's vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Obama will not join her husband, Barack Obama, at Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration, a spokesperson for the former first couple confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday, Jan. 14.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.ESSENCE Staff, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
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Since these deal initiations typically take six to nine months to finalize, a surge of new deal announcements is expected to unfold in the first half of 2025.Rusty Wiley, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIF-5A) is a protein that helps cells efficiently make other proteins, playing a key role in two translation stages: initiation and elongation (helping ribosomes move along the mRNA and add amino acids to the protein chain).New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Investment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investment. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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