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display

[dih-splay] / 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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Other global leaders have similarly looked to forge more reliable friendships elsewhere, and the reason for their concerns was on display at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last month.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

From Thursday, a search for forecourts on the app will display their locations as well as their pricing, using data supplied via the government's Fuel Finder scheme.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

It’s a slim premise, overlapping with exhibitions about her landscapes or New York scenes, but Detroit’s modest exhibit is aided by its airy display.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Based on data gathered so far, scientists estimate that only about 1% of young stars display observable signs of this stage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Then it was all put on display: Most of the Italian art in the Louvre had been stolen by Napoleon.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Getting back involved with Gladiators was not something Josh - who proudly displays the trophy from the show on a table in his living room - had to think twice about.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Asian Games in Japan will close later Sunday after a fortnight of record-smashing displays from young stars, but marred by mix-ups, patchy crowds and accusations of mismanagement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Only 2,000 were made in 1989, and some were used as store displays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, Red Bull displays are gone from Kroger’s stores and gas-station shops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The holding cells looked much more like the prison he had anticipated—no white stone or glass displays, just dank gray rock and iron bars.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Several parishioners had come into the church to light a candle and to pray, he said, with Hannah's photo displayed on its door.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Paxton said further notes - including one called "victims list" - displayed a hatred of women.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The material displayed a flat electronic band, meaning that the range of electron energies associated with electrical conduction changed very little.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Reaves has such high hopes because of the defensive intensity the Lakers have displayed in camp.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

He was the only one toward whom the brute displayed any modicum of trust.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Many people rely on biometric readers displaying sleep, heart rate, recovery, and more.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Passengers need to know what they are being charged and who is responsible for the pedicab they are riding in," she said, adding that vehicles should be equipped with meters displaying the cost of rides.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

For women displaying their arms, biceps can be a big conversation-starter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Biles has also filled the home with more personal touches, particularly inside her private office, where she has begun displaying mementos from her decorated gymnastics career.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

When he entered a tournament, dressed in a khaki shirt and pants and dark tie and displaying that mustache, it was as if a doppelgänger of Der Fuehrer had been incarnated.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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