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represent

[rep-ri-zent] / ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛnt /




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Latinos were the majority of the population in some areas during that era, but politicians couldn’t rely solely on them to win, because they still didn’t represent a majority of voters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Service-oriented companies employ most Americans and represent a much bigger share of the economy than manufacturers.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

For now, the findings represent an early step toward understanding how a naturally occurring muscle repair pathway might be strengthened.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

"We're witnessing an electorate that increasingly sees itself in its leaders, and the leaders who come out of communities they now represent," Shiebler said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

I heard Zara promise to represent me and accept my medal if I didn’t get back in time.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Ugarte’s campaign received outside support from special interest groups including Airbnb, Uber, the California Apartment Assn. and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 18, which represents workers at the Department of Water and Power.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The $210,000 for the custom vehicle represents just over eight months of expected investment returns, assuming a 7% average return over the following year.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

"This work represents an important advance in therapeutic in vivo synthetic chemistry," says Tanaka.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The company will take a pretax charge of $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2026, which it said represents the present value of the contributions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

New Hampshire’s Mount Washington is still an imposing presence, but the stony mass that rises from the New England woods today represents, at most, the stubby bottom one-third of what was ten million years ago.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

The district he represented was massive: from below San Francisco to the Nevada border, and 500 miles south to the Mexican border.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Maine’s right-leaning 2nd District is currently represented by Rep. Jared Golden, a conservative Democrat who’s retiring.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

He argued allowing development in "wholly exceptional circumstances" represented a loophole for developers, especially in areas with a shortage of houses.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Even as experimental support for altermagnetism accumulated, researchers still needed a decisive way to establish that it represented a genuinely distinct magnetic phase.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

It was an historical subject, painted at my father’s desire, and represented Caroline Beaufort in an agony of despair, kneeling by the coffin of her dead father.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

The fatality rate fell from 93.9 deaths per million people a year earlier, representing the first annual decline since 2012.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

"Everybody in politics is so trash. So to see ethical Muslims be at the forefront representing us and showing everybody what we're actually about... it means everything," said micro-influencer Maryam Bozai, 28.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

It also was opposed by the union representing Los Angeles Police Department officers, which objected to limiting the revenue to one city department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

They rated Ormat shares at overweight with a price target of $123, representing upside of about 30% over Tuesday’s prices.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Dr. Max Euwe, representing FIDE, allowed Fischer a two-day postponement.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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