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Some allies describe Wilson as a consensus-builder who takes time to understand an issue and is willing to change her mind based on new information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The researchers describe this unusual dependence as an "energy addiction."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Others describe a skilled operator willing to exploit collective fears about technology to serve Anthropic's interests.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
It can be tempting to describe these well-meaning characters as everyday people trying to do their best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The feeling in my chest—it was hard to describe the blend of anxiety and elation.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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It describes several overlapping anxieties about modern restaurant food, but its prehistory belongs, at least partly, to the ghost kitchen.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The 724-page report describes a deluge of chaos and poor communication that made evacuations, rescues and firefighting more challenging amid conditions that were already exceptionally dangerous and volatile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
It’s now “the biggest bet in U.S. economic history,” as a recent must-read Journal article describes it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
He describes it as using "light pressure" and "strategic massage techniques" to "clear" your lymphatic system.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Sophocles, Euripides’ contemporary, describes how the hero died.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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The study examined what the authors described as “academic buoyancy,” or how students respond to and recover from common academic pressures and setbacks in daily learning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Mitochondria are often described as the powerhouses of the cell because they produce much of the energy our bodies need to grow, move, repair tissues, and carry out everyday functions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Harrison Glynne Jones was described as a "cheeky chappy, full of character"
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
He was remembered for living a “life of service,” and his family described him as a “devoted husband, father, family member and friend who made those around him feel valued, supported and cared for.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Just as you described it. Let me stay here with you, please, Togbe!”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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These included radiocarbon dating, unusual patterns recorded in tree rings, and historical records describing ruptures that broke the ground surface.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mr. Hartnett is at his best when describing the different personalities and dynamics in this small club.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Shiloh rejected suggestions she was spreading harmful misinformation, describing herself as a human rights advocate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Off-screen, Carr calls out the weirdness of a plastic surgeon describing himself that way.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Osiander, in his anonymous introduction to Copernicus’s On the Revolutions, insisted that Copernicus should only be read as presenting an hypothesis, not as describing how the world really is.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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