pattern
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Expectations for a strong El Nino weather pattern could bring stronger winds and above-normal winter temperatures in Europe, boosting wind-power generation and providing some relief by reducing heating demand in both Europe and Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
An optical vortex, for example, has a wave pattern that twists around its direction of travel, much like a corkscrew.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
First created in 1980 in the Mojave Desert, the work involved students spreading red, yellow and black pigment in a geometric pattern more than 600 feet in diameter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The agreement illustrates a historical pattern: The United States no longer needs to annex land to achieve its strategic objectives abroad.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
I’m sitting in my usual place, fiddling with the loose string on the armrest, a throw cushion decorated with orange, blue, and yellow beads stitched in a pattern of repeated circles in my lap.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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The chart above from OpenRouter shows the spending patterns of 120,000 companies—largely AI-native startups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
They also directly measured how quickly cells carried out autophagy, allowing them to determine whether patterns in gene expression accurately reflected the amount of recycling taking place.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Their Lipid Brain Atlas reveals that these molecules are arranged in highly organized patterns.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
The researchers collected anonymous survey responses from approximately 400 college students, gathering information about their diets, sleep patterns, exercise habits, and other lifestyle factors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
These musically inclined learners think in sounds, rhythms and patterns.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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The soft green remains in the primary bedroom, which also features moody fabrics, such as a tapestry hanging on the wall and heavy patterned curtains.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The program, said the office in a statement, is patterned after police departments’ gun buyback programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
But it didn’t bother Wertheim, who has a flair for patterned loafers and wears a signature red fedora.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
In the urban-focused section, the handles of purses or luggage are adhered to sections of the work patterned like brick and embedded with small windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
She was short and vigorous, colorfully dressed in an embroidered tunic adorned with tassels and gathered in by a wide, patterned belt.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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"I've been fascinated for a long time by the camouflage and disruptive patterning of moth wings," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
The shrewd design’s geometric patterning reverberates against the trailblazing Bauhaus tapestries of Anni Albers, as much as those of Gutiérrez’s Oaxacan ancestors, for a work that travels through time and space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
By experimenting with mathematical patterning techniques, the team created two different types of models that allow farmers to create a protective layer of vaccinated cacao trees around unvaccinated trees.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
The new study identified a common molecular cue, while known to direct head-to-tail patterning in a wide variety of animals, as part of the gene circuitry guiding hindbrain patterning in sea lampreys.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
“I’ll see if I can make some extra soap this month,” she said, steam rapidly patterning her forehead with beads of sweat that pooled in the creases of her frown.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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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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