illustration
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Political analyst Yabi said hosting the summit in Kenya was an "illustration of changing dynamics" and the relationship between African nations and France.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The dating test furnishes a neat illustration: three profiles—identical in every respect except astrological sign, all showing the same picture of a young man named “Michael”—were created on a popular Chinese dating app.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
In rough terms for illustration, to get to $2.5 trillion, the Fed would have to shed about $3.9 trillion of its assets—$1.9 trillion in Treasury securities and $2 trillion in mortgage-backed securities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
It is a moving illustration of how a space can hold and contain — feel safe — while also holding an open sense of possibility.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
It’s hard to believe that there was ever a time when I had not seen such an illustration before, but evidently I had not for I clearly remember being transfixed.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Vocabulary of the Common Core
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Florida EOC Biology 1
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