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description

[dih-skrip-shuhn] / dɪˈskrɪp ʃən /




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The gardens are also home to fruit trees, planting beds, and “mature gardens,” the property description noted.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The latter is baked into the law as a discretionary grant that is, despite USCIS’s description of it as an “extraordinary relief,” closer to the norm.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Alex added they had "no regrets about that at all" because it meant police had an almost picture-perfect description of the attacker.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Here is a general description of my share for the privilege of owning a summer home in the Adirondacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Morgan had visualized genes as “beads on a string,” but even Morgan had no idea what his description meant in material form.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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