pattern
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The V-shaped trading pattern of the last 24 hrs reflects in part the behavior of the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX, the broad movements of which Korea’s market has been tracking for some time.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Officers from the Met - Britain's largest force - said they were seeing a pattern when it comes to those taken advantage of.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Investigating four centuries of British and American data, Mr. Goodspeed concludes that the apparent business cycles that economists have spent careers documenting are “apophanies” rather than epiphanies: illusions of pattern imposed on noise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Because the caustic structure continually shifts, the resulting flashes would occur again and again, creating a recognizable pattern that astronomers could search for.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
I stared at the paisley pattern of the long red curtain across the aisle and considered pulling it back to see for myself who we were protecting behind it.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing pattern
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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