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display

[dih-spley] / dɪˈspleɪ /




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Display applies to intentionally conspicuous show: a great display of wealth. Show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts: a show of modesty. Ostentation is vain, ambitious, pretentious, or offensive display: tasteless and vulgar ostentation. Pomp suggests such a show of dignity and authority as characterizes a ceremony of state: The coronation was carried out with pomp and splendor.

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Mr. Alexander, whose affable, straightforward manner and sterling credentials are very much on display in his entertaining memoir, “The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump,” would not disagree.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Bloom’s impressive interior design skills were recently put on full display when he attempted to offload another of his California dwellings, a stunning Malibu estate he has owned for more than 10 years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

The dinosaur is now on display at the city’s natural history museum, which opened in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

As we reflect on America’s 250th year, we highlight artworks on display at museums across Los Angeles that contextualize and challenge what it means to be American.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

He’d eaten extra helpings of cantaloupe and cottage cheese, so it was a colorful and fragrant display.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Toward the back, the walls filled with displays of patches from first-responder agencies worldwide — and in the seats beneath those patches, often, sat police and firefighters, whose company Fanara prized.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

With the new heatwave, many towns throughout France have cancelled their firework displays, but many are usually set off illegally.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

It is not the first time Moygashel's annual bonfire has hit the headlines over its contentious displays.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Elsewhere, displays are stocked with secondhand Chanel handbags, Rolex watches and luxury footwear from Louis Vuitton and Gucci.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Mr. Rhydd sticks Lucozade-yellow plastic sheets over his windows to stop the displays from fading.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

One chimpanzee named Sandy displayed particularly interesting behavior.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

One 2025 MIT study went viral for its finding that students using generative AI to write essays displayed less critical thinking capability.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The group said the problem was not forecast accuracy, but how it was displayed, with a brief overnight shower sometimes shown as an all-day washout.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Now its logo is prominently displayed at a World Cup that has drawn hundreds of millions of television viewers worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The vast, fluid space creates an atmosphere of quiet harmony while actively shaping our experience by determining how art shall be displayed.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

"Needless to say my message to all men over 50, in high risk groups, or displaying symptoms, is get yourself tested and campaign for routine prostate screening by the NHS," he said.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Two stands visited recently by Times reporters didn’t even have a sign displaying the name of the business.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

They did so while displaying the classic quality of England soccer teams at the World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Canyon is presenting a helmet fitted with a large visor capable of displaying real-time alerts or receiving an audio signal, depending on the user's preference.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Now I drift over to the counter displaying boring shirtwaists: rows and rows of white blouses with every imaginable variation of button or no button, lace or pleating.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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