describe
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Scientists have proposed a new way to describe black holes that could overcome a major limitation in one of Stephen Hawking's most influential ideas.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
“I don’t know how to describe it other than it wears at you,” Abernathy, 32, said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
His friends and former clerks describe him as a quiet workaholic who tends to defer to other people in one-on-one conversations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The term "Blue continent" is used by Pacific Islands to describe a joint home and shared stewardship of the ocean.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
I describe the bright, airy space in my favorite studio.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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The theory accurately describes a wide range of microscopic phenomena.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Raised by a single mother in Korogocho, one of Nairobi's poorest informal settlements, Marius describes himself as "something like illiterate", and sees few options in a country where 40 percent live below the poverty line.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The World Health Organization describes social disconnection as a global health challenge, affecting roughly 1 in 6 people worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He's been losing about £40 for each animal he sells, meaning his weekly loss is around £10,000 which he describes as unsustainable.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He describes what happened with Kee Vos and her family in Amsterdam.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Patrons described it as the kind of friendly business where groceries could be bought on credit and friends could swing by on Friday for karaoke night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has described the agreement as removing "the physical barriers of a bygone era of friction" while keeping "the keys to our own front door".
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
The man, who has been identified by US media as 65-year-old Carl Isom-McDaniel, sustained multiple injuries and was described by witnesses as "in a lot of pain".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
What we have instead was described in one of the most famous lines in 250 years of American diplomatic correspondence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Later, she’d look over his emails, the ones that described the swimming, boating, and fishing adventures they’d have.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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Tehran condemned the attack on Sanaa airport, with a foreign ministry spokesperson describing it "as a clear violation of international law".
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
This framework has long been considered essential for describing many quantum processes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Like a sour milk base or something, mixed with porta potty with a little chemical on top of it,” she said, describing the aroma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
No cause of death was immediately released beyond describing it as a “brief and sudden illness.”
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
He couldn’t stop smiling, not even when he was describing the thermodynamics of the fuel for the Saturn rocket that would carry the command capsule and the LEM.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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