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pattern

[pat-ern, pat-n] / ˈpæt ərn, ˈpæt n /






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Brain activity can change over time, and an individual who initially shows a resilient pattern may not maintain it indefinitely.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

The 2026 domestic schedule has extended the pattern, with premium seats representing 7.6% of domestic seats, Cirium said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Understanding this pattern would require examining the information available when the investments were made.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Rather than relying on pre-defined pattern, he looks to empower individuals to solve attacking problems.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

By now, she says, the horrors of World War II “stand out in a kaleidoscopic pattern in my memory.”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

However, those effects become increasingly difficult to predict farther from the tropical Pacific, where other atmospheric processes can alter or weaken the expected patterns.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

Rather than simply observing the material's internal behavior, researchers can now briefly influence its microscopic electrical patterns and detect the resulting changes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

To understand what was happening at the molecular level, the team examined patterns of gene activity in the zebrafish.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

Unlike conventional biomarkers, these patterns of brain activity might eventually be possible to change through targeted interventions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

His gorgeous turban now glowed with beautiful shades of green and patterns of dancing pearls.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Both sides of the gel were patterned with square-bottomed grooves and covered with living muscle cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Some suggest the patterned backs of playing cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

At breakfast, Collins is wearing a patterned turquoise jacket over a matching dress and high-heeled black leather boots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The bathrooms exude charm thanks to their patterned wallpapers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Mira Bro was a line of really sparkly men’s jewelry, tight patterned shirts and jeans, and most famously, a really, really potent men’s deodorant.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

"I've been fascinated for a long time by the camouflage and disruptive patterning of moth wings," she added.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

One of the best known examples of organized patterning is the Voronoi diagram, a geometric system that divides space into separate regions around central points.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

"The Ediacara Biota look totally bizarre in their appearance. Some of them have triradial symmetry, some have spiraling arms, some have fractal patterning," says Dr. Lidya Tarhan, a paleontologist at Yale University.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 27, 2026

The pictures’ flatly painted skin and two-dimensional patterning in textiles and wallpaper are set into shimmering visual motion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

Roughly: the more “rhetorical” it sounds—the more stuffed with extended metaphors, elaborate verbal patterning, and five-dollar words—the higher the style.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith


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