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illustrate

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




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As these statistics also illustrate, there is no guarantee that the stock market will perform poorly this September.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Both examples illustrate one of the most striking strengths of AI models.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

To illustrate that point she brings up a 2021 case in which British doctors missed a child’s life-threatening condition, and her parents’ observations were ignored.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Prosecutors also called to the stand Burke's former financial manager, Benjamin Greger, to illustrate his financial motive to protect his music career.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

A trip to his lab, he says, will help illustrate his quest.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The dispute between Aman and content creator Ryan Walker illustrates the growing tension between commercial enterprises and influencers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The phenomenon illustrates the growing influence TV can have on real estate and tourism.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

But even his future illustrates the enduring pull of Real Madrid.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

According to the researchers, this recurring pattern illustrates the experimental nature of evolution.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

Thus Pizarro’s capture of Atahuallpa illustrates the set of proximate factors that resulted in Europeans’ colonizing the New World instead of Native Americans’ colonizing Europe.

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

Inspired by the transient beauty of cherry blossoms, known in Japan as sakura — which is illustrated in their album cover, alongside a dark pegasus — much of the LP also hinges on melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Chew illustrated the extent of the bearish acceleration in sentiment shift in an update to his equity markets positioning model published on Monday.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 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

It lets people collect virtual cards for their catches, with backgrounds illustrated in hand-drawn watercolours by his partner Emily.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

One simple way to think about how much had changed, how much power had come to personal communications, is illustrated by a simple comparison.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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

The Campaign to Protect Rural England had a gorgeous carved wooden figure of Mother Nature, illustrating the theme of gardens at the edge of towns.

From BBC May 18, 2026

Early on, she settled on heart attacks— events with a known cause and a quick dramatic arc—as a way of illustrating how illness plays out differently in different classes.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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