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as in close
closely acquainted
he's more inward with the president than most members of the cabinet
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Recent Examples of inward
Emerging medical and life science technologies are helping contribute to an inward evolution.
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Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Pointing to the British Screen Forum’s recent report into the UK industry, Elysian Film Group’s Danny Perkins identified the UK’s reliance on inward investment as one of the biggest local challenges.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
This also should have raised the total inward FDI in 2018.
—Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2018
While hard or uncomfortable for some, this inward journey is critical.
—Esmt Berlin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Pointing to the British Screen Forum’s recent report into the UK industry, Elysian Film Group’s Danny Perkins identified the UK’s reliance on inward investment as one of the biggest local challenges.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
This also should have raised the total inward FDI in 2018.
—Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2018
While hard or uncomfortable for some, this inward journey is critical.
—Esmt Berlin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inward
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These inner commentaries can distract from actually engaging with the other person Bowe says.Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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Once the inner fabrics shrink or become misshapen, there is no way to correct the mistake.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Kim, who resigned as defense minister after martial law was lifted, is one of Yoon’s close associates.Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Run through the celebrant speech with a few close friends.Marisa Polansky and Kristine Keller, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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Naval architecture and sail plan optimization are by Philippe Briand, with an interior and exterior by PH Design.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
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These neighborhoods are home to many of the roughly 100,000 undocumented migrants who live in Mayotte, according to France’s interior ministry.Lex Harvey, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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While the two didn’t appear to be intimate or cozy, that didn’t stop the net from placing dating rumors on them.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Chang and DuVernay round out the guest roster with intimate conversations about their respective trajectories, which leaves the final episode to focus on its hosts.Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
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Much of the internal culture and shared language overlaps with white supremacist and other ideologies.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Instead, race figured as something more internal, as aspects of a character.Adam Moss, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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The familiar problems with interceptions, lack of discipline and missed kicks keep popping up.Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Yet there’s a familiar ring here: Republicans are back in power; deregulation and spending cuts to social programs meant to protect ordinary people are back in vogue.Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Schubert and the law enforcement agencies that fall under her jurisdiction appear to be bosom buddies.Monique Judge, The Root, 15 May 2018
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Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite were also bosom buddies in their passion for public transportation who had excitedly awaited the day higher-speed trains could zip through their home turf.Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2017
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The Biden administration began developing the guidance over the summer, aiming to provide the Trump team with a clear road map for tackling the increasingly tight relationships between some of the United States' biggest adversaries.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The company has focused on tight inventory control and full-price sales as part of its omnichannel integration strategy, with inventory down 2.6 percent in the first nine months of the year.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Inward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inward. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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