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description

[dih-skrip-shuhn] / dɪˈskrɪp ʃən /




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Job Description: Superpower seeks . . . anyone, to direct its national intelligence apparatus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Any changes will be found in the Summary Plan Description.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Description is not prescription; excavation is not the same thing as discovery.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Description: A musical adaptation of the classic fairytale starring singer Camila Cabello and Pose star Billy Porter as the Fabulous Godmother.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2022

Dr. William Currie’s sixty-four-page A Description of the Malignant, Infectious Fever Prevailing at Present in Philadelphia appeared at the beginning of September, when the fever was confined to a few streets and alleys.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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