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"\u2014 William Beebe"
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"The windows give the church an ethereal glow.",
"that ethereal attribute that every performer should have\u2014charisma",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On May 20, Sabrian Elba \u2014 accompanying husband Idris Elba to the premiere of Three Thousand Years of Longing \u2014 looked ethereal in a gauzy white Tony Ward Couture gown. \u2014 Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"In a 2021 interview with The Oregonian/OregonLive, Zauner talked about the differing styles represented in her detailed memoir and her more ethereal songwriting. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
"Ever angelic, the singer looked especially ethereal with curled lashes and a nude lip. \u2014 Michella Or\u00e9, Vogue , 12 Dec. 2021",
"But even before thinking about those literal incorporations of music, Hannah had to find the more ethereal vibe or spirit of the show itself. \u2014 Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"For the show\u2019s finale, Viard showed ethereal dresses that would make for stunning wedding looks for any non-traditional bride. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Chao\u2019s latest Four Seasons Collection piece interprets the ethereal beauty of the early morning with winding vines and leaves moistened by crystal clear dewdrops. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
"What the diaries do reveal is that this supposedly ethereal creature was in fact solidly earthbound. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Singer-songwriter Rakiyah has an ethereal and ambitious approach to her music. \u2014 Masiyaleti Mbewe, refinery29.com , 13 May 2022"
"But the committee members are still doing their meticulous best to convince the public of the scope, intricacy and ethical bottomlessness of Trump\u2019s conspiracy \u2014 and in doing so, exemplifying how government should work every day. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Those touchstones don\u2019t distract from mankind\u2019s ongoing ethical struggle. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 June 2022",
"Those who have given up a pleasure or convenience for ethical reasons might admit to occasional lapses or temptations. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"Paraphrasing the sentiment of Professor Ober, this great ethical philosopher crashes on the reef. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Vignarajah may have also committed an ethical violation when his campaign accepted a donation from Owens\u2019 card. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
"For instance, if the city approved an ordinance that allowed sales of pets raised by what a retailer claims are ethical breeders, the city would have to be willing to expend a significant effort to verify that claim. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"The Man Next Door\u2019 and \u2018The Distinguishd Citizen\u2019 \u2014 raised questions about the tensions between high and popular culture, the costs of success and the broad ethical quandaries those of us delusional enough to commit to a creative life face. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Thomas, wife of a Supreme Court justice, has raised ethical questions for her husband for decades. \u2014 Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022"
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"\u02c8e-thi-k\u0259l",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One of the larger campaign issues during last year\u2019s mayoral election was the emission of ethylene oxide (EtO) from Vantage Specialty, Inc., a chemical company based in Gurnee that was emitting the gas into the air. \u2014 Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that begins in the lymphatic system, can be caused by exposure to ethylene oxide , a potent carcinogen released by the BCP Ingredients plant in Verona. \u2014 Lisa Song, ProPublica , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The air quality agency began a review of Sterigenics facilities in two buildings between 49th and 50th streets on Gifford Avenue in March after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reevaluated the potential toxicity of ethylene oxide . \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"These concerns brought Croda, community members, and state and federal officials together Wednesday for a virtual meeting to discuss the company\u2019s production of ethylene oxide and what that means for the health and safety of nearby residents. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Since December, Verona has also repeatedly requested air monitoring from the EPA to track ethylene oxide emissions. \u2014 Lisa Song, ProPublica , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Few if any Mountain Home residents have raised concerns about ethylene oxide emissions, according to Mayor Hillery Adams. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Medical-device manufacturers and others in the healthcare sector are challenging an effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to curb the use of a common chemical solution, ethylene oxide , that is used to sanitize medical equipment. \u2014 Ryan Tracy, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
"An Augusta company that uses ethylene oxide to sterilize medical instruments is being sued by residents. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"\u2014 Martha Stewart",
"Made from ethyl alcohol , plant-based compounds and other natural ingredients known to have virucidal properties, this citrus-scented liquid formula fights germs and can help reduce the risk of infection.",
"\u2014 J. P. Anderson",
"When yeast cells, either cultivated or wild, come into contact with fresh must, especially that of grapes, and metabolize the must's complex natural sugars, ethyl alcohol is created.",
"\u2014 advertisement in The New York Times Magazine"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Several flavors belonging to brands like Truly Hard Seltzer, Vizzy Hard Seltzer and Bud Light Seltzer contain ethyl alcohol . \u2014 Kim Boj\u00f3rquez, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Mar. 2022",
"To soothe, hydrate, and protect the skin, this nourishing sanitizer contains 70 percent pharma-grade ethyl alcohol made from organic cane sugar, as well as a conditioning blend of Aloe, Rosa Canina, Jojoba, and Argan. \u2014 Essence , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Those seltzers with ethyl alcohol flavorings will now be sold only in 45 state liquor stores. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Also, some brands package their seltzers in variety packs, and if even one flavor is made with ethyl alcohol , the whole pack would be allowed only in liquor stores. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022",
"For example, mayonnaise has to be no less than 65 percent vegetable oil (by weight), and vanilla extract must be at least 35 percent ethyl alcohol (by volume). \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Some alcohols can be stripping to the hair\u2014 ethyl alcohol , methanol and isopropyl alcohol, to name a few. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"American Screening LLC of Shreveport is voluntarily recalling 153,336 units of hand sanitizer containing 70% ethyl alcohol gel. \u2014 Staff Reports, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Germ-X Hand sanitizer has 62 percent ethyl alcohol and also contains vitamin E to moisturize hands. \u2014 Zoe Malin, NBC News , 12 Mar. 2021"
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Biden\u2019s past efforts to cut gas prices \u2014 including the release of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve and greater ethanol blending this summer \u2014 have not delivered savings at the pump, a risk that carries over to the idea of a gas tax holiday. \u2014 Matthew Daly, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"Taxes are levied on gasoline, diesel and gasohol, which is a mix of ethanol and unleaded gas, at the federal and state levels. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Biden\u2019s past efforts to cut gas prices \u2014 including the release of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve and greater ethanol blending this summer \u2014 have not delivered savings at the pump, a risk that carries over to the idea of a gas tax holiday. \u2014 Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Biden\u2019s past efforts to cut gas prices \u2014 including the release of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve and greater ethanol blending this summer \u2014 have done little to produce savings at the pump. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
"The refinery was also not equipped to blend ethanol into its fuels, forcing it to purchase expensive credits on the open market to meet its obligations under the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. \u2014 Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"The refinery was also not equipped to blend ethanol into its fuels, forcing it to purchase expensive credits on the open market to meet its obligations under the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"The Biden administration has already released oil from the U.S. strategic reserve and increased ethanol blending for the summer, in additional to sending a letter last week to oil refiners urging them to increase their refining capacity. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"This is also a 0% ethanol alcohol formula, so if shaving tends to irritate your underarms, using this deodorant might help with that as well. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": the rarefied element formerly believed to fill the upper regions of space":[],
": the upper regions of space : heavens":[],
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": any of a class of organic compounds characterized by an oxygen atom attached to two carbon atoms":[],
": a medium that in the wave theory of light permeates all space and transmits transverse waves":[],
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"examples":[
"The balloon disappeared into the ether .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prices for bitcoin and ether tumbled about 15% on Monday and continued to fall throughout the week, piling onto the decline that has plagued them all year. \u2014 Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"In June alone, ether has fallen 7%, while bitcoin has lost 6% of its value. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"The news rippled across crypto markets, causing the prices of bitcoin and ether to plunge. \u2014 David Yaffe-bellany, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"In New York, Mayor Eric Adams has sought to draw the attention of cryptophiles by investing his early paychecks in bitcoin and ether . \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Funds that manage cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin or ether didn't move significantly. \u2014 Krisztian Sandor, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"Liu went on to tease the movie's plot, referencing internet chatter that has thrust wild theories about the story \u2014 which Gerwig worked on with her longtime partner, Noah Baumbach \u2014 into the ether . \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 31 May 2022",
"Those arguments, among others, helped persuade more hedge funds and other professional investors to add bitcoin and ether to their portfolios. \u2014 Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether are known for wild swings in value that make investors nervous. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 12 May 2022"
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"Middle English, from Latin aether , from Greek aith\u0113r , from aithein to ignite, blaze; akin to Old English \u0101d pyre \u2014 more at edify":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"noun"
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": of or relating to the Gentiles or to nations not converted to Christianity : pagan":[
"\u2026 ancient ethnic revels of a faith long since forsaken \u2026",
"\u2014 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The U.S. has a wide variety of ethnic groups made up of immigrants or their descendants.",
"children who were raised in a home where there was a strong ethnic consciousness",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"With the surge in violence by white supremacist groups and a broader distrust of tech companies, some people fear the prospect of companies owning a large database of people's DNA and ethnic origins. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Included in this are gender diversity, ethnic diversity, age/experience diversity and educational diversity. \u2014 Bill Brady, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"An avid lecturer on local ethnic history and genealogical research, the notion of keeping the past alive is important to Sabol. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"Last year, Buckingham Palace published its diversity statistics for the first time and pledged to do more to improve on the then 8.5% of ethnic minority employees within the household. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 29 June 2022",
"The 2022 class is 44% women, 37% belong to underrepresented ethnic /racial communities, and 50% are from 53 countries and territories outside the United States. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 28 June 2022",
"The 2022 class is 44% women, 37% belong to underrepresented ethnic /racial communities and 50% are from 53 countries and territories outside the U.S. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"According to an Academy press release, the 2022 class is comprised of 44 percent women, with 37 percent belonging to underrepresented ethnic or racial communities. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
"Including the new class, according to the academy, 34% of its members identify as women, while 19% are from underrepresented ethnic /racial communities, on par with last year\u2019s benchmarks. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"From this pot, at least \u00a320 million ($26 million) will go towards content made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic -led and disabled-led production companies. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Of the \u00a380 million fund, at least \u00a320 million will be reserved for shows made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic -led and disabled-led production companies. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"But the strength to weather even the most tumultuous times comes from a strong core values and business ethnic \u2019s aligned with one\u2019s own personal values. \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
"The word ethnic is often identified with White people; expanding the concept of ethnicity to non-White people who also have cultural heritages important and valuable to them is a positive step for this nation. \u2014 Vanessa Williams, Washington Post , 14 Aug. 2020",
"My research traces the history of the roughly 14 million ethnic Germans expelled by national governments across Eastern Europe at the end of World War II, in reaction to the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany. \u2014 Anil Menon, The Conversation , 7 May 2020",
"Politicians can\u2019t simply rely on the support of co- ethnics . \u2014 Gabrielle Lynch, Quartz Africa , 20 Feb. 2020",
"The move followed an announcement by Gen. Richard Clarke in August of a comprehensive review of Special Operations Forces' culture and ethnics . \u2014 NBC News , 7 Sep. 2019",
"Then with Lacroix from 1987 until 2009 shows were like stage productions for me, with all inspiration coming from history and art, or folk and ethnics . \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 13 Mar. 2019"
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"Middle English, from Late Latin ethnicus , from Greek ethnikos national, gentile, from ethnos nation, people; akin to Greek \u0113thos custom \u2014 more at sib":"Adjective"
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
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"the marriage flourished, despite the ethnical contrast between the partners",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical , racial or religious group. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Pippa Small Getty ImagesJeff Spicer/BFC Meghan's support for ethnical clothing labels naturally extends to her jewelry collection. \u2014 Marina Liao, Marie Claire , 2 Jan. 2019"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lately he was tormented by panic attacks and nightmares of persecution, possibly triggered by reports of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"The company played a central role in politicizing the nation\u2019s response to a pandemic, enabled the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, and has been exploited by mass killers bent on livestreaming their crimes. \u2014 Roger Mcnamee, Time , 2 June 2022",
"Starting with the Red Terror of 1918, Lenin and Stalin shared responsibility\u2014by enforced famine, brutal imprisonment, mass killing, ethnic cleansing or assassination\u2014for the deaths of some 20 million. \u2014 Richard Cohen, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The process often involved brute force or ethnic cleansing as land was seized and handed over to immigrants. \u2014 John Rennie Short, The Conversation , 14 Mar. 2022",
"International pressure to halt the fighting, which has been accompanied by reports of rape, massacres and ethnic cleansing , has completely failed. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"The right\u2019s environmental extremists, by contrast, have murdered scores of people in acts of vigilante ethnic cleansing . \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"Around the same time Mr. Carlson was promoting the notion of a South African ethnic cleansing , Fox was lurching through a post-Ailes rebuilding of its human resources organization. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Albright, who served as secretary of state from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton, pushed for NATO expansion eastward into the former Soviet bloc and helped lead the NATO bombing campaign in 1999 to halt ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1991, in the meaning defined above":""
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": an alkyl radical CH 3 CH 2 \u2212 derived from ethane":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The decadent formula melds coconut cream with fresh okra and macadamia ethyl to protect hair from environmental factors. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The following preferred scent was ethyl butyrate, a fruity, pineapple-like odor. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Apr. 2022",
"There was Tetra ethyl led used in making gasoline slugs. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The shoes come with attractive finishes and an ethyl vinyl acetate cushioning designed to protect your feet while still feeling lightweight and not bogging you down. \u2014 Don Reisinger, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
"Those mouthwashes are ones that contain either 0.05%-0.1% cetylpyridinium chloride, 0.147% ethyl lauroyl arginate, or 0.2%-0.5% povidone-iodine. \u2014 David Hogberg, Washington Examiner , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Estimates vary, but its odor detection threshold is probably around 0.1 or 0.2 micrograms per cubic meter, significantly lower than ethyl or methyl mercaptan. \u2014 Randall Munroe, New York Times , 17 Feb. 2020",
"In the lab, to show me examples of the molecule ingredients, Lee unscrews a small vial of ethyl butyrate, a chemical compound found in some wines that gives off a pineapple aroma. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Many non-toxic nail polishes are now going further, though, to eliminate others like formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, xylene, and TPHP. \u2014 Lindsay Schallon, Glamour , 17 Feb. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The metallic grid is dipped in a solution containing cells, then flash-frozen in liquid ethane and stored in a cryo-chamber. \u2014 James Somers, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"However, Titan's liquids are hydrocarbons, such as methane and ethane . \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
"For 112 days, about 100,000 tons of methane, ethane and other chemicals poured into the air, forcing more than 8,000 families to flee their homes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Titan\u2019s surface is so cold \u2014 minus 290 degrees Fahrenheit \u2014 that any water there is frozen as hard as rock, although there are extensive lakes of methane and ethane . \u2014 NBC News , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Other molecules \u2014 methane, ethane , water, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide \u2014 can also be present, allowing for interesting molecules (like hydrogen cyanide) to form where multiple species existed initially. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
"Based on their calculations, the sea appears to comprise about 70 percent liquid methane, 16 percent liquid nitrogen and 14 percent liquid ethane at a temperature of \u2212182 degrees Celsius. \u2014 Sid Perkins, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Scientists are fiercely curious about these features, and now new calculations plumb the impressive depths of Titan's largest sea, Kraken Mare\u2014a frigid blend of methane, ethane and nitrogen. \u2014 Sid Perkins, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Crude oil can be converted into naphtha, and gas converted into ethane , which are processed at sprawling industrial compounds into ethylene and plastic resins, then used to create consumer goods like grocery bags and single-use water bottles. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 4 Sep. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On the coat\u2019s interior, Fields digitally printed photos of historic moments, documents, ethnology reports and even her great-grandfather. \u2014 Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2020",
"The dictionary, published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where Dr. Laughlin was curator of Mesoamerican ethnology , was not simply a compilation of which Tzotzil word equals which English word. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2020",
"To learn more about Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, visit the ethnology , military, and history museums. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 Mar. 2019",
"The Academy committee incorporated much of Powell\u2019s report into their own, nevertheless watering it down considerably by passing over ethnology and his ideas about engineering the landscape. \u2014 Johnforristerross, Longreads , 2 July 2018",
"Margaret began her master\u2019s degree in ethnology and museum ethnography at Oxford and decided to stay and pursue her doctorate in cultural anthropology. \u2014 M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com , 10 June 2018",
"To learn more about Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, visit the ethnology , military, and history museums. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 Mar. 2019",
"The Academy committee incorporated much of Powell\u2019s report into their own, nevertheless watering it down considerably by passing over ethnology and his ideas about engineering the landscape. \u2014 Johnforristerross, Longreads , 2 July 2018",
"Margaret began her master\u2019s degree in ethnology and museum ethnography at Oxford and decided to stay and pursue her doctorate in cultural anthropology. \u2014 M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com , 10 June 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Work to develop the new yeast remains unfinished\u2014particularly in understanding what conditions favor ethyl acetate production. \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 27 Feb. 2014",
"Most importantly, COAs confirm there are no toxins such as pesticides, heavy metals, or residual solvents (compounds produced during manufacturing, such as ethanol, methanol, and ethyl acetate ) in the product. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The direct solvent method uses methylene chloride, coffee oil or ethyl acetate to dissolve the caffeine in the beans and extract it from the coffee, according to Clydesdale. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2019",
"Acetic acid bacteria in combination with ethanol can also form ethyl acetate in the wine. \u2014 Per And Britt Karlsson, Forbes , 21 June 2021"
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"The database will shed light on 68% of CO2 emissions for ethylene , propylene, styrene and more, helping overcome the reporting challenges facing the chemical sector. \u2014 Jeremy Pafford, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"To help bananas ripen faster, place them in a paper bag where the ethylene gas can accumulate. \u2014 Beth Branch, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Some Electrolux refrigerators have smart crisper technology that removes excess moisture and keeps dry air out; and an ethylene absorber reduces the gas emitted by fruits and vegetables that causes spoiling. \u2014 Deborah Wince-smith, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"In fact, some ethylene producers should be stored alone to avoid anything becoming unintentionally overripe. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The foam was called ethylene -vinyl acetate, or EVA, and was first applied in 1975 to a Brooks shoe called the Villanova (and Lady Villanova). \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2015",
"Also, there was once talk about a. Turning a former coal powered electrical plant in Belmont county into a $6 billion refinery that would make ethylene and other plastics from shell gas. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Inside the clock is a capsule filled with ethylene chloride gas. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 13 Apr. 2022",
"In the refrigerator, though, ethylene production is minimal, Tong says, so don\u2019t stress too much about putting them in isolation. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"It is accompanied by a book of probing essays about the role of ethnography and colonialism in shaping how people of African descent were represented in France during the 19th century. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Netography, or virtual ethnography , uses this methodology of social studies to understand how people interact with their communities on social networks. \u2014 Paul Herrera, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
"This sort of case study belongs to the larger French practice of proximate ethnography , which developed in the nineteen-eighties, when mass tourism had made the world feel smaller and faraway lands less exotic. \u2014 Lili Owen Rowlands, The New Yorker , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Wise and prudent leaders really might spare us a great deal of trouble. \u2014Mr. Kuper, a specialist on the ethnography of Southern Africa, has written widely on the history of anthropology. \u2014 Adam Kuper, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Consumer behavior even encompasses anthropology and ethnography (the study of people and culture in their social habitat). \u2014 Prince Ghuman, Forbes , 2 Oct. 2021",
"KitchenTown carries out design research, consumer insights and ethnography , and new product concept ideation for start-ups, and gives them access to a product development lab in exchange for a monthly fee. \u2014 Brian Kateman, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Romero and Medina, a gifted maitre d\u2019, riff joyously across five courses (omnivore or vegetarian), that challenge preconceived notions around colonialism, history and the complex ethnography of Mexican cuisine. \u2014 Jordan Michelman, Los Angeles Times , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Nearly all did tip-top work in genres that include reportage, ethnography , fashion, advertising, and determinedly avant-garde experimentation. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 26 July 2021"
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": a very potent synthetic estrogen C 20 H 24 O 2 used especially as an oral contraceptive":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Taytulla, also called ethinyl estradiol , gained Food and Drug Administration approval in 2013. \u2014 Austen Hufford, WSJ , 29 May 2018",
"Tyler\u2019s experiments looked at one type of synthetic estrogen: ethinyl estradiol , or EE2, which is found in oral contraceptives like TriNessa and Seasonique. \u2014 Becky Little, Smithsonian , 31 July 2017",
"One environmental estrogen is ethinyl estradiol \u2014a chemical found in birth control pills. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 Feb. 2016"
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"New Latin Etheostoma , genus of fishes (from etheo- \u2014from Greek \u0113thein to sift, strain\u2014+ -stoma ) + English -oid":"Adjective"
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"The fire occurred in the ethylene glycol plant area of Sinopec's petrochemical complex at approximately 4 a.m. in the city's Jinshan district, the company said on its official Weibo account. \u2014 Wayne Chang And Yong Xiong, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Simultaneously, samples were recovered from Shaun Staudte\u2019s autopsy, where testing revealed the presence of ethylene glycol , one of the raw components of antifreeze. \u2014 Joseph Diaz, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Causes of the condition can include severe dehydration and poisoning by ethylene glycol , which is found in antifreeze, or methanol. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 19 Dec. 2021",
"The new material was durable and wrinkle resistant and easily made by combining ethylene glycol (the main ingredient in antifreeze) with terephthalic acid and then melting them together. \u2014 Harris Quinn, Wired , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Causes of the condition can include severe dehydration and poisoning by ethylene glycol , which is found in antifreeze, or methanol. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Causes of the condition can include severe dehydration and poisoning by ethylene glycol , which is found in antifreeze, or methanol. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Circ uses a process called thermal hydrolysis that uses heat and pressure to break down polyester molecules into their original ingredients, ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid\u2014a process known as depolymerization. \u2014 Harris Quinn, Wired , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Causes of the condition can include severe dehydration and poisoning by ethylene glycol , which is found in antifreeze, or methanol. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 19 Dec. 2021"
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"Kammin, 45, is a Ph.D. student in ethnomusicology in Boulder, Colorado. \u2014 Christine Fennessy, Outside Online , 16 Dec. 2019",
"Jessie: Many fields in academia, including ethnomusicology , are guilty of this too. \u2014 Smithsonian , 22 June 2018",
"Tini has studied ethnomusicology \u2014 and is an astrologer. \u2014 David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com , 8 May 2018",
"Quint Davis, who had been a drama and ethnomusicology major at Tulane University, dropped out to work on the first Jazz Fest in 1970. \u2014 Contributing Writer, NOLA.com , 27 Apr. 2018",
"The name comes from the musician\u2019s love of Sudanese violin culture and interest in ethnomusicology . \u2014 Makeda Easter, latimes.com , 25 Apr. 2018",
"But Ravi\u2019s influence got me job at the University of Washington, in the ethnomusicology department. \u2014 George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com , 21 Oct. 2017",
"Dies received a master's of arts degree in folklore and ethnomusicology from Indiana University and has taught and studied music in Mexico, Spain and Kenya. \u2014 Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun , 11 Sep. 2017",
"Music students from around the world learned about the program, and came to Wesleyan, which awarded its first doctorate in ethnomusicology to an Ethiopian student in 1971. \u2014 Anne M. Hamilton, courant.com , 10 Sep. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anthropology, ethnohistory , archaeology, and the history of art and literature all needed to be brought into play. \u2014 J.h. Elliott, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2021"
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"\u2014 William W. Fitzhugh & Aron Crowell , Crossroads of Continents , 1988"
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"On the coat\u2019s interior, Fields digitally printed photos of historic moments, documents, ethnology reports and even her great-grandfather. \u2014 Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2020",
"The dictionary, published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where Dr. Laughlin was curator of Mesoamerican ethnology , was not simply a compilation of which Tzotzil word equals which English word. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2020",
"To learn more about Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, visit the ethnology , military, and history museums. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 Mar. 2019",
"The Academy committee incorporated much of Powell\u2019s report into their own, nevertheless watering it down considerably by passing over ethnology and his ideas about engineering the landscape. \u2014 Johnforristerross, Longreads , 2 July 2018",
"Margaret began her master\u2019s degree in ethnology and museum ethnography at Oxford and decided to stay and pursue her doctorate in cultural anthropology. \u2014 M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com , 10 June 2018",
"To learn more about Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, visit the ethnology , military, and history museums. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 Mar. 2019",
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"Margaret began her master\u2019s degree in ethnology and museum ethnography at Oxford and decided to stay and pursue her doctorate in cultural anthropology. \u2014 M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com , 10 June 2018"
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"Almost all the risk on the Nelsons\u2019 block came from VT Halter\u2019s chromium, nickel and ethylbenzene emissions, the analysis showed. \u2014 ProPublica , 5 Dec. 2021",
"And methane comes laden with other toxic pollutants, like benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene , xylene and other smog-forming organic compounds. \u2014 James Rainey, NBC News , 23 Feb. 2018",
"The facilities in question emit hazardous air pollutants that include hydrochloric acid, lead, mercury, ethylbenzene , benzene and formaldehyde. \u2014 Alex Stuckey, Houston Chronicle , 10 Apr. 2018",
"And methane comes laden with other toxic pollutants, like benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene , xylene and other smog-forming organic compounds. \u2014 James Rainey, NBC News , 23 Feb. 2018",
"Past sampling of materials at the site revealed high concentrations of hazardous chemicals linked to cancer, such as benzene, ethylbenzene and trichloroethylene. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2017",
"Past sampling of materials at the site revealed high concentrations of hazardous chemicals linked to cancer, such as benzene, ethylbenzene and trichloroethylene. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2017",
"Past sampling of materials at the site revealed high concentrations of hazardous chemicals linked to cancer, such as benzene, ethylbenzene and trichloroethylene. \u2014 Michael Biesecker And Frank Bajak, chicagotribune.com , 18 Sep. 2017",
"Past sampling of materials at the site revealed high concentrations of hazardous chemicals linked to cancer, such as benzene, ethylbenzene and trichloroethylene. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Sep. 2017"
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"Chloroethane, also known as ethyl chloride , is used as a solvent, refrigerant and local anesthetic, the IFS said in a statement. \u2014 Mike Morris, Houston Chronicle , 30 Mar. 2018"
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": a potent synthetic diuretic C 13 H 12 Cl 2 O 4 used especially in the treatment of edema":[]
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"All race and ethnicity groups grew between 2020 and 2021 except for the White population, which declined by 0.03 percent. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Race/ ethnicity of positive cases since the onset of the pandemic is unknown in 14% of cases and listed as other race in 6% of cases. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
"Research shows that students of color who have had teachers of their race or ethnicity are more likely to graduate high school and enroll in college. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"The number and race or ethnicity of residents put on probation is another metric that should be reported, said Dowin Boatright, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Yale who has studied the impact of race on residency training. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"The study found the association between stressful life events and fewer naive T cells remained strong even after controlling for education, smoking, drinking, weight and race or ethnicity , Klopack said. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"According to the study, LGBTQ people of color are 91% more likely to experience discrimination based on their race or ethnicity . \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s the not-so good news about the companies surveyed: 7% disclose their internal hire (or promotion) rate by race/ ethnicity . \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"Race/ ethnicity of positive cases since the onset of the pandemic is unknown in 14% of cases, and listed as other race in 6% of cases. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"\u02c8eth\u0259\u02ccl\u0101t",
"-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On the coat\u2019s interior, Fields digitally printed photos of historic moments, documents, ethnology reports and even her great-grandfather. \u2014 Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2020",
"The dictionary, published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where Dr. Laughlin was curator of Mesoamerican ethnology , was not simply a compilation of which Tzotzil word equals which English word. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2020",
"To learn more about Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, visit the ethnology , military, and history museums. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 Mar. 2019",
"The Academy committee incorporated much of Powell\u2019s report into their own, nevertheless watering it down considerably by passing over ethnology and his ideas about engineering the landscape. \u2014 Johnforristerross, Longreads , 2 July 2018",
"Margaret began her master\u2019s degree in ethnology and museum ethnography at Oxford and decided to stay and pursue her doctorate in cultural anthropology. \u2014 M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com , 10 June 2018",
"To learn more about Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, visit the ethnology , military, and history museums. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 Mar. 2019",
"The Academy committee incorporated much of Powell\u2019s report into their own, nevertheless watering it down considerably by passing over ethnology and his ideas about engineering the landscape. \u2014 Johnforristerross, Longreads , 2 July 2018",
"Margaret began her master\u2019s degree in ethnology and museum ethnography at Oxford and decided to stay and pursue her doctorate in cultural anthropology. \u2014 M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com , 10 June 2018"
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": a colorless liquid compound C 2 H 5 I made by the interaction of ethyl alcohol, red phosphorus, and iodine and used chiefly in organic synthesis; iodo-ethane":[]
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"The windows give the church an ethereal glow.",
"that ethereal attribute that every performer should have\u2014charisma",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On May 20, Sabrian Elba \u2014 accompanying husband Idris Elba to the premiere of Three Thousand Years of Longing \u2014 looked ethereal in a gauzy white Tony Ward Couture gown. \u2014 Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"In a 2021 interview with The Oregonian/OregonLive, Zauner talked about the differing styles represented in her detailed memoir and her more ethereal songwriting. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
"Ever angelic, the singer looked especially ethereal with curled lashes and a nude lip. \u2014 Michella Or\u00e9, Vogue , 12 Dec. 2021",
"But even before thinking about those literal incorporations of music, Hannah had to find the more ethereal vibe or spirit of the show itself. \u2014 Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"For the show\u2019s finale, Viard showed ethereal dresses that would make for stunning wedding looks for any non-traditional bride. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Chao\u2019s latest Four Seasons Collection piece interprets the ethereal beauty of the early morning with winding vines and leaves moistened by crystal clear dewdrops. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
"What the diaries do reveal is that this supposedly ethereal creature was in fact solidly earthbound. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Singer-songwriter Rakiyah has an ethereal and ambitious approach to her music. \u2014 Masiyaleti Mbewe, refinery29.com , 13 May 2022"
"New Latin, blend of International Scientific Vocabulary ethanol + New Latin -lysis":""
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"definitions":{
": male parthenogenesis : development of an unfertilized male gamete into an organism":[]
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"\u02cce|+",
"\u02cc\u0113|th\u0113\u014d"
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": a relative motion held to exist between a body and the medium of ether":[]
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"ethox yl + -ide":""
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"Aristotle is assuredly rated as one of the greatest thinkers of all time, serving as a grand and deeply probing philosopher, and viewed too as an ethicist that established many crucial ethical cornerstones. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Gabriel, the Google spokesperson, said Lemoine is a software engineer, not an ethicist . \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Gabrielle Blair is not a legal scholar or an ethicist or pundit. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
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"Data ethicist Bridget Cogley suggests Datasheets for Datasets by AI expert Timnit Gebru and other researchers. \u2014 Andrew Beers, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"MC Sullivan, chief health care ethicist for the archdiocese, said celebrating Mass communally is important to how Catholics profess their faith. \u2014 Steve Leblanc, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"MC Sullivan, chief health care ethicist for the archdiocese, said celebrating Mass communally is important to how Catholics profess their faith. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Yet even in Waters\u2019 filthy world, there may be something approaching an ethic . \u2014 Genaro Molina, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"The Zionist collectivist ethic , defined partly in opposition to the temptations of the individualist West, still held sway in early-seventies Israel, and the conveniences of the American suburbs were nonexistent. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"That ethic began with his parents, who worked tirelessly for their family and pushed the young Khaled to strive hard and dream big. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Simmons embraced an ethic of old-school bootstrapperism that has barely aged a day in gyms across America. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Megan\u2019s great-grandmother\u2014her Big Mama\u2014exemplified the ethic of community care that has come to define Megan\u2019s ethos. \u2014 Zandria Robinson, Glamour , 2 Nov. 2021",
"An ethic of shared responsibility, willing the good of the other and not just consent, would make that burden more evenly distributed. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The love ethic of race and place, familiarity and origin, makes women defend men, and workers cover for their managers and cross lines more consequential but less concrete than the picket. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The database will shed light on 68% of CO2 emissions for ethylene , propylene, styrene and more, helping overcome the reporting challenges facing the chemical sector. \u2014 Jeremy Pafford, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"To help bananas ripen faster, place them in a paper bag where the ethylene gas can accumulate. \u2014 Beth Branch, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Some Electrolux refrigerators have smart crisper technology that removes excess moisture and keeps dry air out; and an ethylene absorber reduces the gas emitted by fruits and vegetables that causes spoiling. \u2014 Deborah Wince-smith, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"In fact, some ethylene producers should be stored alone to avoid anything becoming unintentionally overripe. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The foam was called ethylene -vinyl acetate, or EVA, and was first applied in 1975 to a Brooks shoe called the Villanova (and Lady Villanova). \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2015",
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"In the refrigerator, though, ethylene production is minimal, Tong says, so don\u2019t stress too much about putting them in isolation. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical , racial or religious group. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Pippa Small Getty ImagesJeff Spicer/BFC Meghan's support for ethnical clothing labels naturally extends to her jewelry collection. \u2014 Marina Liao, Marie Claire , 2 Jan. 2019"
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"In line with its green ethos , this year the resort has eliminated single-use plastics from the hotel, restaurants and other activities. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"What\u2019s your guiding ethos when selecting tracks to release on the imprint? \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
"As pandemic restrictions recede and DTC celebrates five years, Kazanjian-Amory and Kushner are excited to grow their brand while staying true to its community-minded ethos . \u2014 Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"For Jessica Blaine, the chief operating officer of March\u00e9 LLC , a local chain of five restaurants and markets, the World Athletics Championships spotlight is a chance to show off Oregon products and its farm-to-table ethos . \u2014 Jayati Ramakrishnan, oregonlive , 5 June 2022",
"In subsequent communiqu\u00e9s, which mixed doom-laden prophecies of ecological disaster with furious demands for change, the group described its ethos in greater detail. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"Not only is the brand Aussie itself, but its ethos is also committed to sustainability and humanitarian causes like providing jobs for victims of human trafficking. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, notorious for his sweatshirt-and-flip-flops uniform, put his ethos plainly. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 17 Apr. 2022",
"These kicks are more than just eye candy, though, as Veja also stayed true to its sustainable design ethos . \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"This, the squishy and contentious realm of comparative psychology and cognitive ethology , asks such questions as: Do dogs experience jealousy? \u2014 Sadie Dingfelder, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Until the publication of the first modern ethology textbook (The Study of Instinct, by Nikolaas Tinbergen) in 1951, however, field work wasn\u2019t an important part of zoology. \u2014 Stephen Armstrong, Wired , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Many of Tinbergen\u2019s students ended up working for the NHU helping create a new kind of wildlife television\u2014 ethology in action. \u2014 Stephen Armstrong, Wired , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Konrad Lorenz, a Nobel Prize-winning biologist from Austria, formalized the study of animal behavior, or ethology , in the middle of the twentieth century. \u2014 Ben Crair, The New Yorker , 21 Sep. 2021",
"In contrast to behaviorism, which asserts that animal behavior can be explained in terms of incentives, rewards, and punishments, ethology posits that animals are innately intelligent, rather than simply programmable. \u2014 Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021",
"De Waal is a specialist in ethology , the biological study of animal behavior, a field that emerged in the 1930s. \u2014 Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021",
"Ethograms, a kind of specialized inventory, are traditionally intended for observing nonhuman primate groups in the field of ethology , the study of an evolution of a species. \u2014 Orly Nadell Farber, STAT , 2 July 2018",
"Below are links to three groups that are involved with the environment, research, or both: \u2022 IPBio \u2013 Biodiversity Research Institute focuses on the biodiversity, ecology, and ethology of the fauna and flora in Brazilian ecosystems. \u2014 Tibor Krausz, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Apr. 2018"
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"The late author bell hooks wrote a beautiful essay about the ethic of love. \u2014 Maisie Sparks, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
"Yet even in Waters\u2019 filthy world, there may be something approaching an ethic . \u2014 Genaro Molina, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"The Zionist collectivist ethic , defined partly in opposition to the temptations of the individualist West, still held sway in early-seventies Israel, and the conveniences of the American suburbs were nonexistent. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"That ethic began with his parents, who worked tirelessly for their family and pushed the young Khaled to strive hard and dream big. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Simmons embraced an ethic of old-school bootstrapperism that has barely aged a day in gyms across America. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Megan\u2019s great-grandmother\u2014her Big Mama\u2014exemplified the ethic of community care that has come to define Megan\u2019s ethos. \u2014 Zandria Robinson, Glamour , 2 Nov. 2021",
"An ethic of shared responsibility, willing the good of the other and not just consent, would make that burden more evenly distributed. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The love ethic of race and place, familiarity and origin, makes women defend men, and workers cover for their managers and cross lines more consequential but less concrete than the picket. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"What led you to include ethnobotany and botany in your artwork? \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Maria studies ethnobotany \u2014the relationship between people and plants\u2014and has been working in the rainforests of Ecuador for more than 25 years, including projects on oil exploration in the Amazon and organic coffee production in the Gal\u00e1pagos. \u2014 National Geographic , 29 Nov. 2019",
"At Brown's Sacramento office, bookshelves sag under the weight of volumes covering an array of topics a hundred miles wide: money, food, sports, Islam, ethnobotany . \u2014 Katy Steinmetz, Time , 7 Sep. 2017",
"For the first time, classes in human anatomy, microbiology and ethnobotany will be offered this fall to attract more students interested in pursuing careers as dentists, pharmacists, and medical doctors. \u2014 Eric Stirgus, ajc , 14 Aug. 2017",
"Activities will resume with face painting, music, raffles, refreshments, bog walks and talks about mammals, birds, rare plants and ethnobotany . \u2014 Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 July 2017",
"Evan (Brionne Davis), an American biologist considered the father of modern ethnobotany , the film imagines their parallel journeys, decades apart, seeking the yakruna, a sacred healing plant. \u2014 Stephen Holden, New York Times , 16 Feb. 2016"
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"The review was criticized for its ethnocentric bias.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hanging over the search for a native speaker is all the ethnocentric baggage that the concept implies. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Fifty years later, international businesses still behave in a very ethnocentric manner. \u2014 Shaheena Janjuha-jivraj, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"My American upbringing had steered me to a pretty ethnocentric assumption: that in a totalitarian government, defiance would exhibit itself as bluntly and topically as in the United States, just with additional concealment. \u2014 Stacey Anderson, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2021",
"Netflix\u2019s Lupin, a Black French series about an international cat-burglar, a non- ethnocentric character, had 75 million viewers globally in its first month of airing. \u2014 Court Stroud, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
"Plus, if applied with suitable leverage and departmental support, this is a force strong enough to counterbalance the historical tendency toward anthropocentric and ethnocentric approaches that tend to advantage narrow learner self-interest. \u2014 Amandeep Midha, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
"To say that feminism is like Nazism is to say feminism is murderous, is ethnocentric violence. \u2014 Alexa Mikhail, USA TODAY , 19 Feb. 2021",
"Then the state department of education put forward a model curriculum so extreme and ethnocentric that the state Senate\u2019s Democratic supermajority balked. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2020",
"Launched in late 2013, the Vox party campaigns from an ethnocentric platform and has proposed building a wall to keep out Moroccans. \u2014 Diana Spechler, Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2019"
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"Yet Brumidi was ignored, the victim of ethnocentrism and snobbery. Though he became a citizen in 1857 \u2026 American-born artists cast him as a foreigner and resented his painting Capitol murals.",
"\u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg",
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"\u2014 Matthew Yglesias"
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