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Bronkhorst and Walters also describe better customer service than they found when considering other countries, including help in securing medical visas and a higher level of English-language proficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Surely it’s a suffering so immense that the only word to really describe it is “biblical.”
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
He said OpenAI would continue to "build defensive systems" and seek technical solutions to alignment - a term used to describe ensuring a machine's actions and goals perfectly match human intent and safety guardrails.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Since the summer, when 10-year executive director David Hussey was ousted, teachers, parents and others have been using words such as “chaos” and “soap opera” to describe the ongoing controversy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
They each had on wigs, glasses, and what Seven could only describe as prairie-like dresses, courtesy of Thorn.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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But by the time Jacobs came to view it in 2019, the house required what he describes as a great deal of “care, attention, and patience.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
"It was almost apocalyptic," recalls retained firefighter Matt O'Hare, as he describes the scene that greeted him at the devastating wildfire in the New Forest.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He describes how “liberating” it has been for him to rid himself of ideas he once cherished, and to swap them for positions more in keeping with the spirit of the times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Quantum mechanics describes the unusual behavior of atoms and other extremely small objects, while Einstein's theory of gravity explains falling bodies and the large-scale structure of the Universe.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
So he goes to a doctor, describes her symptoms, and asks for advice.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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They stopped outside what he described as the "Haggis Waggon Tours' head office" on Paisley High Street.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Haaretz said that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, later killed by Israel, had warned a former Palestinian official that the militants were preparing "a terrifying operation" which he described as an "earthquake".
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
This sense of innovation combined with high-quality tech for sound and lighting is often what pushes shows over budget, as Lake described.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sparkes described illegal migration as a "polarising subject" and urged people to "be mindful of misinformation" and the "impact it has upon others".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Just as you described it. Let me stay here with you, please, Togbe!”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Speaking to BBC News on the red carpet, their daughter Kelly Osbourne said her family were "honoured" that the documentary about her father had been nominated, describing it as a "tragic but beautiful story".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
"For Mistral to compete with its larger rivals, it will need more advanced technologies and business models," Su added, describing the AI lab as "by far the best alternative outside of China and the US".
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The New York City-based company disclosed the agreement Tuesday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, describing it as resolution of “claims for breach of contract.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Those words come from Byfield himself, describing an encounter at his local chapel in Gloucestershire during the 1850s, when he was 63 and living with the effects of his wartime injuries.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
I suppose every mother is reduced to idiocy when describing her firstborn, but, oh, he is a beauty—large and dark like his father, but with the bright blue eyes of the Bradshaws.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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