illustrate
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To illustrate this, Bengen created a $100,000 portfolio of 65% stocks, 30% bonds, and 5% cash, allocations that he calls “pretty much optimal” under most situations.
From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026
He also asked to remain anonymous—a request that ran through several similar interviews and might illustrate a feature of California’s regulatory state.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
They argued they had acted independently when making business decisions about when and where to spend advertising money, and said X had failed to illustrate otherwise.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Ducournau wants to illustrate how fear itself can be a deadly contagion, a reality anyone who lived through those terrible times already knows too well.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
To illustrate nature’s musical laws we can use a piece of pipe or tubing.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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