describe

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The funding request, included in the White House's proposed 2027 budget, would cover the first year of converting the San Francisco Bay site into what officials describe as a "state-of-the-art secure prison facility."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

That means it may be premature to describe these Games as the "cleanest".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Even if they describe the money as a gift, it doesn’t sound like it’s free.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

That does not describe Mutual Housing California, a Sacramento-based nonprofit affordable development that has committed to use factory-built housing for the bulk of its future projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She didn’t know the words to describe it.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack