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[uh-ray] / əˈreɪ /






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Management in August said changes to its McValue discount menu, combined with an array of different promotions, led to questions from consumers and complications for staff.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The book’s 25 vampire stories, Michael Dirda writes, are “rich in suspense and mounting terror,” and are accompanied by a welcome array of historical notes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

During that mission, astronauts will install the eighth and final solar array on the station's 3B power channel.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Bell and Hardison said they are also eager to share stories about the show’s array of guest stars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

On the roof of Jason’s building stood his old comrades from Camp Jupiter: an array of demigods in combat armor, their Imperial gold weapons and shields glinting in the dark.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Families had hired bands, set up sprawling arrays of tents and decorated chapels with portraits of their late loved ones inside.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Its antenna arrays detect radio signals from celestial objects, allowing scientists to observe and catalog sources across the southern sky.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Although optical tweezer arrays were developed largely for quantum computing, the researchers instead used the technology to investigate a fundamental question in physics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Putting smaller arrays closer to where people live has several advantages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Two giant arrays of cracks spread across the entire summit area.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Fortunately, “The Visit” does speak clearly in Tresnjak’s production, beautifully arrayed on scenic designer Alexander Dodge’s inventive simulacrum of the town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The photographs were almost absurdly theatrical: silver serving pieces and candelabras, the gilt-and-cream grandeur of the White House, and, arrayed beneath it all, mountains of branded fast-food packaging.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

After surveying his pyramids of cans, arrayed spices and stacks of noodle soup, they issued him a 2,500-euro fine, equivalent to around $2,866.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Five eyeball-style air vents, with illuminated bezels and metallic accents, are arrayed across the dash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Thus arrayed, we set out again: two captives, a master, and his man.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

In arraying himself against adversaries no matter the cost, he has earned an appellation Robert Bolt gave Sir Thomas More: a man for all seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

By arraying spike proteins on nanoparticles, vaccine developers aim to follow the style of upscale restaurants, where presentation matters nearly as much as the food on the plate.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 15, 2021

But it is Schepps who specializes in circles, arraying them colorfully in rows whose stated inspirations include the sun and agate, the translucent stone that often contains eye-like patterns.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2016

He began to photograph his television — with its space age rounded edges — as Washington made the case for war, arraying the newscasts into televisual mosaics.

From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2015

They were arming them with spears and shields, putting iron halfhelms on their heads, and arraying them along the inner wall, a rank of snowy sentinels.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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