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demonstrate

[dem-uhn-strayt] / ˈdɛm ənˌstreɪt /




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Candidates must also show "understanding" of social rules and demonstrate expected pension benefits equivalent to someone who has paid pension insurance for 30 years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

"This suggests that they are detecting the particle motion associated with sound even at considerable distances from the source -- something we have not previously been able to demonstrate in free-swimming sharks."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Today, a student’s polished literature review or annotated bibliography alone can no longer demonstrate understanding to the professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

California students had to pass three other requirements under state law: receive a positive teacher evaluation, have the school consult with a parent and demonstrate basic academic skills in an assessment chosen by each district.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Then, to demonstrate, Lee brought a local man onstage.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The specimen also demonstrates the exceptional scientific value of the Gobi Desert.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

As the book moves across history and demonstrates how the internet has completely upended the binary, they also show what hasn’t changed about the way fans relate to their favorites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

"When I joined police 15 months ago they said to be ready for anything, so I guess this demonstrates that's true!" said Constable Taylor, who escorted the pup.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

He demonstrates how, as Catherine grew older and more devoted to religion, the court fashioned parallel households for king and queen, which “accommodated their increasingly separate and different lives.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“And pay attention while Four demonstrates the correct technique for throwing them.”

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Chief executive Ken Mackness said: "The events we saw earlier this year demonstrated how quickly international developments can affect wholesale energy markets."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Before there were libraries, term papers or printed books, students demonstrated learning through dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

In a landmark 2020 study, Hablitz, Nedergaard, and colleagues demonstrated that glymphatic function follows daily cycles even independently of sleep, establishing a direct link between circadian biology and the brain's waste-clearing system.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Since the law’s voter-approved repeal, students receiving bilingual instruction have demonstrated higher academic achievement across subjects and higher rates of English proficiency compared with students who received instruction in English only, Garcia Bedolla said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Cicero thought cartography was a branch of geometry, but the Renaissance developed a whole range of new mathematical disciplines and demonstrated their power to make sense of the world.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

"The new prime minister can reform our laws so that communities are protected in coming together and demonstrating on the issues they care about. Will he do so?"

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

He has yet to see a paper demonstrating that AI access improves learning outcomes in children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Exceeding such a threshold is not equivalent to demonstrating that a drink causes DNA damage or disease.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

John Flood, a managing director at Goldman, said in a client note obtained by MarketWatch that investors were demonstrating a surprising lack of willingness to “play meaningful offense.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

“This light switch works the lights,” he said, demonstrating by flipping it on and off.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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