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description

[dih-skrip-shuhn] / dɪˈskrɪp ʃən /




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Professor Gaztañaga added: "Singularities often signal that our theoretical description has reached its limits. A bounce provides a way for the Universe to transition from contraction to expansion without requiring new exotic physics."

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Working-class identity is more durable and culturally grounded than a description of who isn’t a billionaire.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

"If I wanted to describe it, the closest description I can give is that it is like having your soul ripped away. I cannot imagine myself without my land."

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

“It’s a fairly precise description of what ‘Cartwheel’ is about and why it deserves to exist,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

For instance, the statistical description of a gas explains Charles’ law.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

But they’re offset by Mr. Ogilvy’s stunning descriptions of the work in places such as Tunaville—the ethnically Portuguese fishing community of Point Loma, near San Diego—and on fishing boats.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Other descriptions have included it being like a mix of anchovy paste and high-strength cod liver oil.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

For decades, physicists lacked a theory that could explain how these two very different descriptions fit together.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

“It seemed like a weird talking point,” she observed, noting that the descriptions of the alleged discussions centered on everything but McConnell’s medical recovery.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

So far, it ran to minute descriptions of the lush furnishings of Sherry’s house, rhapsodies over Sherry’s exquisite clothes, and course-by-course accounts of fabulous meals consumed by the heroine.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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