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interpretive

[in-tur-pri-tiv] / ɪnˈtɜr prɪ tɪv /


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The data turns Shin’s hawkishness from an interpretive risk into a policy path.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

In Washington, attorney David Sobel last month sued to find out how the interpretive sign about Senator Francis Griffith Newlands was removed from the fountain near his home.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

As Bill Barker, who portrayed Jefferson for 26 years before Smith, put it, interpretive misfires aren’t failures so much as proof of concept—“reminders that Colonial Williamsburg,” like the nation itself, “is a work in progress.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Theatergoers have to improvise their own interpretive strategies as the play shifts and shifts again.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

She closes her eyes the way she did during her interpretive dance for the class.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina




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