patterns
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The researchers wanted to determine whether the altered sleep patterns were associated with actual differences in how well people remembered information.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Flat steel shipments in Europe rose from a quarter earlier, contrary to normal seasonal patterns, ArcelorMittal said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Gary Segura, president of BSP Research, said on a call Wednesday with Murguía and reporters that Latino voters returned this election to historic patterns, with about two-thirds voting for Democrats and one-third voting Republican.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Collins' English Dictionary managing director Alex Beecroft said its lexicographers look at "how often words are used" and also "analyse patterns of usage" that reveal the latest linguistic trends.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
They only looked different on holidays, when girls decorated their family’s paths and thresholds with painted patterns called alpanas, just as their ancestors had done for generations.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
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