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illustrate

[il-uh-strayt, ih-luhs-trayt] / ˈɪl əˌstreɪt, ɪˈlʌs treɪt /




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The latest economic numbers amply illustrate the challenge of actually delivering them.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

None of this addresses another communication issue that has received widespread attention: whether or how the Fed might generate alternative scenarios to illustrate key risks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The secretary’s examples of Western heroism were the Spartans at Thermopylae and the philosopher Socrates, both of whom, he said, illustrate the “Western” willingness to “pay any cost for a cause worthy of his loyalty.”

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

These compounds are important because they illustrate how closely microbial activity and human metabolism are connected.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

But if I’m going to tell him the truth, being Kasey will help me illustrate my point.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

Messier 90 illustrates a different kind of galactic transformation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The decline in the gauge illustrates that the summer of the extreme bull has ended but, as Michael Hartnett’s weekly “Flow Show” notes, asset allocators are not underweight risk.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

In Mogadishu, resident Muqtar Hussein said the situation in South West "illustrates the risks of proceeding with disputed elections without political consensus".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The agreement illustrates a historical pattern: The United States no longer needs to annex land to achieve its strategic objectives abroad.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

What happened after that row over the chess illustrates pretty well the point I’m making.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Maddison's significance to Spurs is illustrated by the fact they had won just 12 out of 57 Premier League games since his last top-flight goal, in a 1-0 victory against Manchester United in February 2025.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Pipelines neatly illustrated the competing pull of nationalism and economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

There’s a method to all this madness, and it’s best illustrated by the fact that Vance is the one leading the charge.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Philippe recalled receiving illustrated letters almost every week, filled with drawings, doodles and notes of affection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

I tried to appear attentive as Mr. Banner illustrated, with transparencies on the overhead projector, what I had seen without difficulty through the microscope.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

The rotation into long-dated Treasury ETFs is more than five standard deviations away from its historical average, illustrating just how extreme this shift is relative to normal activity.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Dalio, the founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, has warned for years of the dangers of surging government debt, illustrating the potential consequences in a series of books including his latest, “How Countries Go Broke.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

That sentiment cropped up repeatedly in interviews, too: Early guests seemed to believe the museum’s brochure, which notes that the galleries are about the “narrative art” of illustrating stories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Since Galatasaray won the Uefa Cup in 2000, only one Turkish side has reached the semi-finals of a major Uefa competition, illustrating the gap that still exists between Turkey's biggest clubs and Europe's established powers.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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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