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(verb)

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fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass

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he had an operation to remove a nail embedded in his chest

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(verb)

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attach (a journalist) to a military unit during a conflict

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the CNN correspondent is now embedded with the US Navy aboard the USS Constellation

(noun)

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a journalist who is attached to a military unit during a conflict