articulation

Morrison’s articulation of the formative effects of trauma—both familial and historical—had a defining influence on the American imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The toy features elbow and wrist articulation, which allows for stimming and other gestures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026

Mr. Mokyr’s 2016 book, “A Culture of Growth,” is perhaps his clearest articulation of these ideas, but it’s an older book, “The Gifts of Athena,” that I find myself reaching for much more often.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

The idea of the unitary executive theory and the articulation of it arose around the time that Ronald Reagan was elected president.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025

The descriptions have to be vague, because articulation, besides depending on the instrument, also depends on the style of the music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Much of Mr. Roberts’s movement for that quartet of dancers, despite some upper-body torsioning and unison pacings, presents repeated articulations for their arms, suggesting the flapping of wings, which grows monotonous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

While pertinent, these spelled-out articulations ring like segments from a lecture crammed into the crevices of an overstuffed plot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

The researchers envision stringing together even more actuators in parallel arrays so they can produce both very fine and very forceful articulations on the macro scale.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023

Concertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef’s playing was especially beautiful in its aching solo stretches, her articulations brimming with character, as well as the suite’s thrilling closing climb.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022

His legs move with gawky and mechanical articulations, knees bending while his hands hang at his sides.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith