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description

[dih-skrip-shuhn] / dɪˈskrɪp ʃən /




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The official scientific description of the species was published today in the open-access Biodiversity Data Journal.

From Science Daily

Penny Roberts, former chief reporter at BBC Wales who covered the case at the time, said: "A woman of the same description as Kirsty had gone missing around the same town. It seems so incredible."

From BBC

The description says it is a metaphorical symbol used by the Akan people of Ghana to express “the importance of reaching back to knowledge gained in the past and bringing it into the present.”

From Los Angeles Times

The artificial-intelligence investment theme can include a lot of hype about demand, colorful language about the future of work, incomprehensible descriptions of computing power, and technical jargon that would test even the nerdiest of experts.

From Barron's

The skiers who are more intimately familiar with 3,442 meters of treacherous, steep and terrifyingly icy surfaces tend to use a more chilling description.

From The Wall Street Journal