characterization
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Rather than engage in a diplomatic spat, Visit Norway embraced the president’s characterization, promoting restrooms that include the award-winning Stegastein viewpoint toilet overlooking Aurlandsfjord and the triangular Golden Toilet on Senja Island.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Augustin disputed that characterization of the presentations and said he’s provided only factual information about the measure so residents can understand the choices before them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
It’s a nice characterization: a rare and laudable example of a creator choosing art above money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The researchers next used time-resolved characterization methods at the University of Geneva to identify the best experimental conditions and timescales for the X-ray measurements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
In different forms Bancroft’s characterization was carried into the next century.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
But we should also realize that the engineers who are so ready to offer grim characterizations of what they’ve created are much less willing to make any substantial process overhauls.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Still, it is loved best for the characterizations of the four March sisters, who are endowed with bright, individual personalities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
There’s a vocabulary and a shorthand in how characters are depicted in TV series, especially in crime thrillers where the police-procedural aspects are supposed to embellish the characterizations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The piece argues that Pratt showed sufficient composure and charm while displaying deference to moderators and occasionally yielding speaking time to Bass, though the article notes he occasionally lapsed into mockery and made unsubstantiated characterizations.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
This was the decision that caused Hamilton to repeat his earlier characterizations of Burr as the unprincipled American Catiline, which in turn generated the newspaper reports containing the offensive word “despicable.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Vocabulary to Describe Literary Devices
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Reading: Literature - Fiction - Introductory
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Literary Terms, Grade 7, Unit 1
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