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Meaning of phrase "We meet you where you are"? [duplicate]
A local homeless shelter has the following paragraph on their website:
... We accept people unconditionally, and we meet them where they are. People get a chance to really see Christ here, instead of ...
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These stereocilia become progressively longer on the side of the hair cell away from the modiolus [closed]
Can someone paraphrase this for me? Does it mean the largest cilia is the nearest to the modiolus or it means the largest cilia is the farthest from the modiolus?
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Is there a word for when the name of something describes or defines how it is made?
I am wondering if there is a word for this as described in the title.
My example: I am writing about a SWANA ingredient/food product by the name of "Freekeh", which is based on the Arabic ...
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Drinking vs drinkable
Knowing that drinkable refers to safe to drink, why do we often say drinking water in stead of drinkable water?
I find potable water (i.e.water fit/ safe to drink) synonymous with drinking water. So, ...
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What does "endorse" mean in banking?
According to Oxford Languages,
sign (a check or bill of exchange) on the back to make it payable to someone other than the stated payee or to accept responsibility for paying it.
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What does ‘capture by employees’ mean in 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕 in the context of being a ‘vice’ of speculative activity in investment banking?
What is ‘capture by employees’?
In this past week’s January 26th issue of The Economist, the phrase capture by employees appears in a leading article* titled “The Humbling of Goldman Sachs” in this ...
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What is the meaning of the word "fermison"?
What could "fermison" mean in this sentence?:
In 1370 Ralph Basset, who held lands in wardship of the heir of John Mowbray of Axholme, was ordered to allow the proctor in England of the ...
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Meaning of "engineer" as a hotel employee
During a short stay at a hotel in Manhattan, I had a problem with the sink drain getting clogged. I rang the reception and described the problem. They replied: "I will send an engineer up right ...
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What is the meaning of these words? [closed]
group of six rough frame buildings was bisected by a narrow dirt street; there was a scattering of tents beyond the buildings on either side. The wagon passed first on its left a loosely erected tent ...
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sustaining narrative
What is the meaning of ‘sustaining narrative’ in this text? Does it mean ‘the narrative that we have had for a long time’, ‘the narrative that is entrenched for us’? I know the meaning of narrative ...
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What does "circle each other" mean?
I read this in an article
Two people meet, retreat and then circle each other, all while talking and talking.
What does "circle each other" mean?
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Meaning of "to read out" in the clinical trial context - where did this usage originate, and am I right about its meaning?
I was reading an article about some candidate drugs for the COVID-19 infection, and came across a curious usage of read out:
Studies for another drug, remdesivir from Gilead Sciences, are expected ...
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Logical disjunction and English Language
In Logic Or signals a Logical disjuction it means an inclusive OR.
I get into trouble when saying OR and mean inclusive OR.
Is the person Black or Male?
I usually get this considered a "wrong" ...
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What does "read chapter 18 onwards" mean? [closed]
What does "read chapter 18 onwards" mean? Read until chapter 18 or from 18 to end of the book? This is confusing.
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Kindly explain the term " Our symbolic mile zero" and its connotations [closed]
Kindly explain the term " Our symbolic mile zero" and its connotations.
It is the scientists of the Middle Awash research project who invited us to begin walking at Herto Bouri, our symbolic mile ...
