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illustrate

[il-uh-streyt, ih-luhs-treyt] / ˈɪl əˌstreɪt, ɪˈlʌs treɪt /




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“We’ve been really trying to illustrate that this tax incentive is not a burden on the state. It’s an investment.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

But both illustrate how valuable it has become for food companies to arrive earlier — to understand appetite not merely after a preference has been expressed, but while it is still taking shape.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

The point of the film was to illustrate that troops who don't directly fire weapons are still "under tremendous stress, high alertness and subject to exhaustion".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

“Another way to illustrate relative performance of the yen is via the EUR/JPY cross, which is well below the 187 level where authorities intervened the last two rounds,” Keshvani adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Euclid controls the gate to the castle of knowledge, where a mortar and a cannon are being fired to illustrate the path of projectiles.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

According to Dixit, the result illustrates how biological systems that are useful earlier in life can become harmful later.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

It characterizes the lower court as engaging in “a string of speculation” about what the federal agencies might do when, and how that speculation illustrates that the state’s claims aren’t ripe for review.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

“Today’s agreement illustrates our belief that copyright is a cornerstone of the film and television industry – and reinforces our commitment to protect creative content,” said MPA Chairman and Chief Executive Charles Rivkin.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

His fee, however, illustrates how quickly the equation can change once a teenager proves himself at senior level.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The outcome clearly illustrates how environments can affect economy, technology, political organization, and fighting skills within a short time.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Then came illustrated guides purporting to explain how an anxious shopper might distinguish horse meat from cow meat by color, texture, fat and smell.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

The region's hardscrabble existence is perhaps best illustrated in Dollywood's full-size replica of the humble two-room log cabin where Parton grew up with her 11 brothers and sisters in Locust Ridge, outside Sevierville.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

The property has its own illustrated map, drawn by Nina Rae Vaughn, the same artist who illustrates Disneyland’s official park maps.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The Primary School’s closure has illustrated what philanthropic investment means for a community when it arrives, and when it leaves.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Hannah is a minor character, illustrated for the first time on page twelve or thirteen.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Gakpo ranks in the 78th percentile for link-up play, the 75th for pass progression and the 67th for creative threat, illustrating his comfort combining in tight spaces and contributing to build-up play.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

In the finale, the officers team up against the judges, illustrating the power of working together, like our family.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

In Columbus, Ohio, officials pointed to Austin as an example illustrating the city’s own growth challenges so it could “pivot quickly…and make that intervention early,” says Erin Prosser, the city’s deputy director of housing strategies.

From Barron's May 31, 2026

Michael Esser, a Los Angeles screenwriter, wrote in with a parallel story from before the AI era—one illustrating the historical asymmetries that AI is now scaling up.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

Many more vignettes illustrating this and other simple logical errors might be cited, but the point is clear enough: both innumeracy and defective logic provide a fertile soil for the growth of pseudoscience.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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