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When older generations describe Gen Z as drinking less, they often seem to hear less interested.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

The industry uses the terms “enhanced recovery” and “well stimulation techniques” to describe these controversial methods to extend the life of an oil well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

"I can't describe it in words, but it was very special for me," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Astronomers describe the event Perseverance witnessed as an occultation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

“It smells sweet,” said Bork, “but also kind of … bitter, like a tart berry. It’s hard to describe, but the smell is unmistakable and it’s all over you.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

It comprises a chocolate shell with biscuit pieces, chocolate and vanilla ice cream layers, and a caramel lava centre which he describes as "four dimensional".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The lakes region Mr. Hoffman describes as “magnetic and mercurial” is home to bears, wolves, badgers, otters and a surprising variety of other creatures, yet their ways of life are being threatened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The few vehicles scattered in the parking lot, I learned, belonged mostly to Bill Hays, who describes himself as a “car guy.”

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

The 39-year-old from Quincy, Mass., has been taking Pulmozyme off-label since October 2024 to help manage what she describes as “probably a very rare type of immunodeficiency.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

It’s one of those homemaker advice columns—someone called Mrs. Bardell describes tasty and nourishing dishes women can cook for their families in only five minutes.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Gabi Bradbury, who has been sober for three years, described much the same life: bars, concerts, festivals and nights out with friends, only without alcohol in her glass.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Speaking to BBC Newsnight, Professor of Black Studies Kehinde Andrews, a friend of Arday, described him as "very down" after resigning from Cambridge.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Tribak described his life as "not bad", but told AFP: "I thought I would earn more if I put in the same effort there as I do here."

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

The unusual combination of traits raises the possibility that the fossil belongs to a species that has not yet been described.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

Roz described her life on the island, and the sea creatures smiled as they imagined her living on dry land.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

"We are expected to just to carry on," he says, describing the instinct to go "straight back to work and school".

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

“Relentlessly, more and more and more,” he said, describing the pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

The result provides the first direct experimental confirmation of predictions describing antineutrino emissions from shut down reactors and spent fuel.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Salonen was on the jury of the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition that Dudamel won and phoned Borda from Bamberg, famously describing the boyish Dudamel as “a conducting animal.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Now practice describing the expressive qualities of a song.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin