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They melded into each other, their strengths coexisting.

By melding civic ritual with dramatic art, the yearly City Dionysia and related festivals fostered an essential cultural space for reflection and debate, a forum that shaped democratic deliberation.

But they represent the global diversity of L.A.’s half-million Jews, melding the Hebrew and English spoken at day care with the Persian or Yiddish learned at home.

The past and present were melded in that UCLA-LSU matchup, exemplifying the skill seen and fun of following women’s sports.

“Gigenis: The Generation of the Earth” employs seven dancers and seven musicians who meld traditional Indian techniques with Western ones.