demonstrate
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Jack said that being asked to go was a "great feeling" and "a real opportunity to demonstrate everything that you've learned".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The coronagraph is designed to demonstrate advanced technologies that suppress the brilliant light from stars so scientists can study much fainter planets and dusty disks orbiting nearby stars.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Student success: Irwin wants to address barriers to student success and enrollment by doing more to demonstrate how a community college education can give them the tools necessary to succeed in their chosen career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Today, a student’s polished literature review or annotated bibliography alone can no longer demonstrate understanding to the professor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Dad would whistle assembly, take out his stopwatch, and demonstrate how quickly we could gather.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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Creating digital content for social media to back up a career in stand-up demonstrates that success is completely within the control of comics, she continued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Kane also demonstrates qualities as a passer, dribbler, and tackler. He is simultaneously a goalscorer, playmaker, box-to-box player, and tackler."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
That unexpected path from military clothing research to agriculture demonstrates the value of collaboration across scientific fields, said co-author R. Michael Roe, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor at NC State.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
"When I joined police 15 months ago they said to be ready for anything, so I guess this demonstrates that's true!" said Constable Taylor, who escorted the pup.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
He demonstrates some tips his teacher showed him, and then shows me how to use the file in my grandpa's toolbox to sharpen the tiny teeth on the blade.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that quantum fluctuations in a vacuum can strengthen superconductivity, opening a new path for controlling unusual states of matter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
As you have already demonstrated, retiring doesn’t have to be all or nothing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Adalah said Abu Shehadeh's decades of public life as a human rights activist, legislator and party leader demonstrated his "consistent and unequivocal opposition to violence of any kind".
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
During Maye’s sensational 2025, he demonstrated two traits that made his game appear mature beyond his years: his ability to avoid turnovers and his touch on deep passes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Edith-Anne’s knack for breaking wild ponies to the saddle was demonstrated many times in the series, but there was always a great deal of bucking and kicking to endure.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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“Moneyball” excoriated the bunt, demonstrating in great detail that trading a precious out for an extra 90 feet on the base paths reduces scoring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Cordova also shared an independent report the company commissioned from consulting firm Roux Associates, which he said “found no evidence in the administrative record ... demonstrating that the site adversely affects public health.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Walton appeared on Steve Harvey's television show aged 11 to showcase his boxing ability, throwing combinations on the pads before also demonstrating his gymnastics skills with a backflip.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Here are five charts and tables demonstrating rising prices influenced Americans’ budgets:
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The skull-faced man had quickly thrust his hands behind his back, as though demonstrating to all the world that he refused the gift.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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