illustrate
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This year’s Derby and Belmont illustrate the point.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
According to Dr. Pettersson, these challenges illustrate the need for governments to adapt conservation programs as conditions change.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
The figures illustrate the scale of the crisis in social housing which has seen rising demand alongside limited supply of new houses.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
To illustrate: This year the hyperscalers are set to spend around $700 billion on data centers.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
It takes cognitive toil and literary dexterity to pare an argument to its essentials, narrate it in an orderly sequence, and illustrate it with analogies that are both familiar and accurate.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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