expression
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A public forum is a kind of fancy First Amendment way of saying it’s a space that the government has opened up for certain kinds of expression.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
The team also examined PAD across individual brain regions and looked at patterns of gene expression associated with the different conditions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
Through samizdat-based art, individuals can reclaim forms of private expression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Nothing has changed since he filed the case,” said Annie Leonard, co-founder of the non-profit Committee for the First Amendment, which advocates for free expression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
We all stopped, taking in his expression, and it was like he didn’t even have to tell us.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York, suggests that depression may influence how strongly children focus on emotional expressions such as happy or sad faces.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
She mostly stands or kneels and makes facial expressions in reaction to her surroundings and passersby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
A team of lab assistants spent months watching their reactions, coding facial expressions and scoring them against nine emotional behaviors: anger, disgust, happiness/amusement, contempt, sadness, embarrassment, fear, surprise and confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Like all the other animals, he expresses himself through bleats, grunts and hugely dynamic facial expressions - which is part of his global appeal.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Many of them were wearing the same shades of orange and blue as Mrs. Childers, but their grim expressions made it seem more like they were headed to a funeral than to a sporting event.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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