raptness

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Noun
  • The revenue from the fees, according to the legislation, would go toward U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which processes immigration applications like green cards and visas and is already mostly funded by the fees collected with these services.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 28 May 2025
  • The spokesperson also noted that visa applicants may continue to submit applications and that consular sections are constantly adjusting their schedules to allow for sufficient time to fully vet the cases before them.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Now, with his hedonistic days drawing to a close, the outspoken author takes a wild journey that explores the boundaries of consciousness through a hallucinogenic trip.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 May 2025
  • The partnership with Art Basel marks a pivotal moment for the luxury brand, offering a global platform to celebrate art that resonates with Zegna’s values of environmental stewardship, cultural consciousness and social engagement.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Two years ago, the court’s conservative majority outlawed consideration of race in university admissions.
    Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
  • Despite these growing concerns, recent legislative efforts seek to limit the consideration of climate risk in financial decision-making.
    Carlos Cubelo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • The family aren't just raising awareness for Kennedy and Kona, but for every child living with type 1 diabetes.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
  • Over the past three years, Emma has supported legislation resolutions and proclamations across the country to raise FTD awareness.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • People generally have higher trust in information sources close to home and greater skepticism about institutions such as the government in Washington and the national media that are far removed from their day-to-day preoccupations.
    Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • Apart from preferred temperature, pros are quick to note that preoccupations with visual perception turn into questions about service.
    Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Every weakness is a strength The NHL’s recent obsession with state tax rates is shortsighted.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 31 May 2025
  • So long as Sean McVay’s football obsession doesn’t burn him out, the Rams can outsmart most NFL teams.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Silicon Valley’s visionaries are, in this view, not all cold rationalists; many of them are dreamers and believers whose fixations constitute, in Becker’s view, a spiritual narrative as much as a scientific one—a new theology of technology.
    John Kaag, The Atlantic, 28 May 2025
  • Reductions in pupil responsiveness to light, accuracy and speed of rapid fixation eye movements, and the ability to verbally read aloud a series of numbers appear to be reasonably reliable markers for Alzheimer’s disease, Singman notes.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 27 May 2025
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“Raptness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raptness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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