as in to begin
to come into existence
several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized
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Recent Examples of actualize
Stay Here: Come for the famous geothermal waters, stay for the extensive treatment menu, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz is where wellness is actualized.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
While there’s a strong progressive desire to start over from the ground up, there’s still a rawness among those who saw their fears of an ultra-wealthy government actualized in real-time by Trump’s actions.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
Let those elements serve as a compass for actualizing your new purpose.
—Erica Yanney, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Impossible advice to actualize for yourself, but the journey at the show is learning how to be yourself in front of everybody.
—Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
While there’s a strong progressive desire to start over from the ground up, there’s still a rawness among those who saw their fears of an ultra-wealthy government actualized in real-time by Trump’s actions.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
Let those elements serve as a compass for actualizing your new purpose.
—Erica Yanney, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Impossible advice to actualize for yourself, but the journey at the show is learning how to be yourself in front of everybody.
—Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
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Left-hander Reid Detmers, whose three-game nightmare stretch a month ago began with a game in Seattle, struck out two in a scoreless inning, including Mariners star Cal Raleigh.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
7 June 2025
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Entering the homestretch, Journalism poked his head in front as Rodriguez began to fall back.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Known to his fans as King Vamp, the Opium label founder started as a SoundCloud rapper in Atlanta and successfully wave-hopped his way from Awful Records to A$AP Mob to Kanye West on the path to superstardom.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
28 May 2025
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Born with Sickle Cell Disease, Woolford started a non-profit, Sickle Cell Reproductive Education Directive, that advocates for patients like herself.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
28 May 2025
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The species, which originates from West Africa, typically stands about 3 feet tall and can weigh up to 600 pounds.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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While the phrase originated during Trump’s first presidential campaign in 2016, TDS has become an increasingly popular diagnosis Trump and his supporters like to give his critics.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
29 May 2025
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However, with a strategic approach and dedication, opportunities will arise.—
Jay Garcia,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Over time, writing arose in multiple locations in Asia and Africa.—
Sam Kean,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2025
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What Happens Next The talks will commence in London on Monday, according to Trump's Truth Social post.—
Hannah Parry
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The Pitt actress Shabana Azeez, who played Dr. Javadi, recently posted a picture confirming that filming had commenced as planned in June, just a short while after The Pitt season 1 ended.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The sculpture appears in the form of a glass cube, which glows with light that changes color based on live temperature data taken from the Hoh Rain Forest in near Seattle, Washington State.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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Summers appeared as the show’s announcer instead and was an executive producer.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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But as those in the Civil Rights Movement could have told us, there is only one way to find out.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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