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enumerate

[ih-noo-muh-reyt, ih-nyoo-] / ɪˈnu məˌreɪt, ɪˈnju- /


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Last year, the government announced a census to enumerate the country’s castes officially.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

"Many buildings were affected, but I cannot enumerate them now because we are busy with ongoing rescues."

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

“That process should look at their current risk tolerance and help enumerate their goals, both short and long term, which will help you and the adviser determine the appropriate mix of investments.”

From MarketWatch Nov. 26, 2025

He said he expected that standard would be applied in Iowa, even if state law does not specifically enumerate it.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2024

When asked to enumerate or explain, he refused.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Mr. Elwes, a mathematical logician and professor at the University of Leeds, enumerates a multitude of such anecdotes—delightful, insightful, informative—to illustrate the bigger picture in “Huge Numbers.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

“The hungry throng” that Lee-Mäder enumerates includes at least 40 insect species that “feed often or exclusively on North American milkweeds in the summer,” he writes.

From Seattle Times Nov. 8, 2023

The viewer never assumes for a moment that any of this is in her head, even as the narration enumerates the psychic effects of long-term sleep deprivation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2023

As a choir musters behind her, she enumerates her partner’s failings and points out all that she’s done — “I was always there to pick up the pieces when you were a full-blown catastrophe.”

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2022

One page after Tanaina Plantlore enumerates the wild potato, it describes a closely related species, wild sweet pea, Hedysarum mackenzii.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Several of these factors were enumerated this week by Arun Sundaram, senior vice president for investment strategy at CFRA.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Once the lender got around to a physical check to count cattle and value McClain’s collateral—the first full inspection after more than four years of sending him money—it enumerated only 8,916 animals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., enumerated some of the Democrats’ demands in the Senate earlier this week.

From Salon Feb. 5, 2026

“The Commission has not, to date, made a determination regarding whether any such contracts involve an activity enumerated or prohibited.”

From Barron's Nov. 6, 2025

During a car trip to nearby Aurora, they “talked over the impossibility of our union....The reasons we both enumerated very calmly—and they seemed weighty indeed.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

The county needs to focus on updating and enumerating plans to ensure “the next disaster is met with updated and enhanced plans with clear authorities,” the report said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

She quickly proved her worth to the family brand, sweetly selling her father-in-law’s every whim and enumerating the evil forces bent on taking him down.

From Slate Jan. 20, 2025

At the same time, “Some people are concerned that enumerating caste will solidify identities,” Jodhka says.

From Science Magazine Mar. 22, 2024

The same can’t be said of Marvel itself, according to a recent Variety story enumerating the disarray in Marvel’s business suites where executives have lost the thread due to the MCU’s overextension.

From Salon Nov. 9, 2023

I spent the remainder of the meeting enumerating complaints about our diet, work, and studying.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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