described

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Johann Wadephul described losing out to Portugal and Austria as a "bitter defeat" after a vote on which countries would become one of the five new members of the council was held on Wednesday evening.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Most districts described a low-hire, low-fire environment-as workers became increasingly reluctant to hire because of economic uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In the Kansas City region, middle-income households were described as “squeezing more life out of every dollar before deciding to spend it.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

In a separate study published in The Seismic Record, researchers described the Maeser earthquake as an "archetypal continental mantle event."

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

In his Match.com profile, he described himself frankly as “a medical student with only one eye, an awkward social manner, and $145,000 in student loans.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis