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exemplify

[ig-zem-pluh-fahy] / ɪgˈzɛm pləˌfaɪ /


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"These investigations exemplify how Artemis and Moon Base are expanding the frontier of lunar exploration, advancing innovative technologies, deepening our understanding of the Moon's environment, and paving the way for future astronaut missions."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

“These steps further exemplify Conti’s strategy to simplify the business and improve capital allocation discipline.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Examples of individual stocks that exemplify the three defensive stock-picking strategies appear in the table below.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

She will bounce back, and although she isn’t obligated to, she will continue to exemplify resilience.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026

Cahokia and the Maya, fire and maize: all exemplify the new view of indigenous impacts on the environment.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

According to Kieran no-one exemplifies this better than a young lad named Cali whom he met in Alabama.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

No one exemplifies this generous worldview better than Lotta, who turns out not to be the villain of May’s darkest imaginings but a complicated, compassionate and rather philosophical human being.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

An early standout, “As I Lay Dying” exemplifies the author’s cubist technique by shifting across the fragmented thoughts of 15 characters involved in honoring a poor woman’s wish to be buried in her hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

He’s on the board of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and received its David Rockefeller Award, given to an “individual from the business community who exemplifies enlightened generosity.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Technology’s history exemplifies what is termed an autocatalytic process: that is, one that speeds up at a rate that increases with time, because the process catalyzes itself.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Listen to the pop-country godmother: If you’re enjoying the country-crossover renaissance exemplified by Ella Langley’s chart-topping song “Choosin’ Texas,” you’re in for a treat: Langley’s mentor, Miranda Lambert, has a new album out.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

They’re believers in rancho libertarianism, my neologism for the individualistic politics exemplified by the Mexican men who raised me and who I grew up with.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

It’s all part of his “simple approach” to life, as exemplified in his so-called Patriot Games, conducted on Tuesday.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

The playful partnering among its four women and men exemplified Mr. Morris’s gift for making old world dances and dancing feel fresh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Of course, the hostess wasn’t to blame for her error, yet the experience perfectly exemplified how I felt about the team in general.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

The case has been widely criticised for exemplifying the erosion of freedom of expression in the city.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Microsoft’s stock is having its worst month since 2000, and it’s tracking toward one of its worst annual performances on record, exemplifying a broader rotation out of the “Magnificent Seven.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

My award supposedly resulted from a vote by teachers and fellow eighth-graders as the student exemplifying the medal’s virtues—a citizenship prize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

World leaders have long understood the indispensable role played by the United States in exemplifying and supporting those values.

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2025

The relative lack of material goods has led some to regard these groups as exemplifying an ethic of living lightly on the land.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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