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The researchers describe this pattern as "increased compartment mingling."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
“I felt sadness, happiness, it was all jumbled. Words aren’t enough to describe how I felt,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Lewis's daughter Hermione said: "No words can describe what an amazing, thoughtful, and strong woman she was."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
There may be dust storms, which contribute to “playa lung” — a term Burners have coined to describe a cough or losing one’s voice after breathing in dust daily.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Wrestling, yes. That’s a good way to describe it.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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In “Hey Jude,” a cycle of syllables describes taking a sad song and making it better.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Morgentaler describes getting calls “all the time”—for instance, from men completely unable to find a physician to prescribe testosterone therapy.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026
Felton says he was struck by Pratt's confidence and describes him as a "charming young man and fabulous actor".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"Instead, the observations are consistent with a different phenomenon known as 'gluon saturation,' predicted by the theory of quantum chromodynamics, which describes the strong force," Tapia Takaki said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
It describes how Brian came out to his entire school at a pep rally the spring of his sophomore year.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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After taking pole position with a lap his team principal Andrea Stella described as "a masterpiece", Norris was leading Antonelli by more than six seconds after 13 laps in Madrid.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
After the game, Garrett described his performance as “the worst version of myself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
As my former Salon colleague Alison Stine described it in her story about the history of “Hey Jude” as a British football chant, it sounds great when it reverberates through a huge stadium.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Users also described changes involving body temperature, including chills, feeling unusually cold, hot flashes, and symptoms resembling a fever.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Before this moment, he would not have described this eye as blind, strictly speaking, because he had no eyeball to even lack sight.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Powell also said the US and Europe should maintain contact with President Putin – despite describing the Russian leader as a "terrorist".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The firm said its jack mackerel products were "clearly identified" and had been introduced following extensive product and consumer testing, describing it as having a "milder flavour and meatier texture".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Wu said the project demonstrates how information theory can move beyond simply describing uncertainty and instead become a tool for making better decisions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
There is "a revolution in weather forecasting", Knutti said, describing the statistical models as "really, really powerful" and "incredibly fast".
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
On January 9, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson gave a speech to Congress offering his support for women’s suffrage, describing it as a war measure.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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