pattern
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As baseball adapts to the challenge system, a pattern has emerged: Veteran umpires are having the most calls overturned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
“If Micron follows the same pattern as Nvidia, Micron’s stock can be bid up for three more quarters.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The pattern has now become wearily familiar in Nigeria.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The team described this pattern as a ceiling effect.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
I practically choke on my own saliva—the lines, edges, and indentations of my palm pattern are now crackling orange, like embers on a grill.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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"Our recent operation focused on instances where multiple accounts displayed patterns of activity indicating they may have been centrally controlled, coordinated by the same individual, or operated using automated software," they said.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
A model’s parameters are the variables it uses to learn and recognize patterns during training, and they serve as a sort of memory.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The couple also sourced period Moorish floral and geometric tile patterns from books, now piled in their library.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
With the new advances in AI and machine learning-based tools "on the computing side, plus the availability of data, we can be faster, more efficient in recognising important patterns", Knutti said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Since this mission is about protecting Stavros Sinclair from the Purple Thumb, I thought I’d look for patterns in their past crime scenes.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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For more upscale dining, there is a beautiful formal dining room that features a large table, patterned floral wallpaper, and a unique spiked chandelier that hands at the center of the space.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
A laser patterned active region draws a thin layer of seawater across the panel.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
The “underwater city” of a barrier reef bustles with activity, with vibrantly patterned fish darting busily between corals and sea sponges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Hansen chose patterned terra-cotta tile from Foothill Tile & Stone Co. in Pasadena for the walls, and just outside, she used wallpaper from House of Hackney with mythical animals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Two lamps stood on it, their shades patterned with flowery tendrils.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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"I've been fascinated for a long time by the camouflage and disruptive patterning of moth wings," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
"The Ediacara Biota look totally bizarre in their appearance. Some of them have triradial symmetry, some have spiraling arms, some have fractal patterning," says Dr. Lidya Tarhan, a paleontologist at Yale University.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 27, 2026
Most of Thomas’ paintings pile on vivid color, brash patterning and lots of sparkling rhinestones, taking an exultant step toward rectifying the omission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
By experimenting with mathematical patterning techniques, the team created two different types of models that allow farmers to create a protective layer of vaccinated cacao trees around unvaccinated trees.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
Sometimes I went up to the frozen cliffwall and looked down, down, at where the lights lay blue, like the threads running out from a star, patterning the snow.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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