uptakes

noun

plural of uptake
as in absorptions

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  1. assimilations
  2. perceptions
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  • Some K-pop songs, just in their surface-level presentation, put their cross-cultural assimilations up front.
    — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of assimilations
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  • But that doesn’t mean the bonds and awakenings that have been sown won’t grow in their own ways, whether in terms of enduring perceptions or travels to or from here to other nations or inspiring future leaders.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • By the same token, new information and messaging can help modify or entirely erase such limiting perceptions.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026
Definition of perceptions
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