describe
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That’s the term investors use to describe the market’s tendency to value a diversified company lower than it might price the company’s constituent parts.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
AI is now so embedded in the industry that Cannes Lions requires award entrants to describe how the technology was used in their ads or buying plans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
"I cannot describe the mix of rage and sadness that I feel at the idea that someone brought our children into this," he added.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
John Kennedy, the WMO's climate information chief, said that as there was no specific definition of a heatwave, it was therefore hard to describe one as record-breaking across the board.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
“The Soviet government,” continued the announcer, “has issued a new order to dismantle the arms you describe as offensive, and to crate and return them to the Soviet Union.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing describe
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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