illustrate
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“We’ve been really trying to illustrate that this tax incentive is not a burden on the state. It’s an investment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
But both illustrate how valuable it has become for food companies to arrive earlier — to understand appetite not merely after a preference has been expressed, but while it is still taking shape.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The point of the film was to illustrate that troops who don't directly fire weapons are still "under tremendous stress, high alertness and subject to exhaustion".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
To illustrate that point she brings up a 2021 case in which British doctors missed a child’s life-threatening condition, and her parents’ observations were ignored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Amar presses his palms together and twists them back and forth, to illustrate.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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It characterizes the lower court as engaging in “a string of speculation” about what the federal agencies might do when, and how that speculation illustrates that the state’s claims aren’t ripe for review.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Instead, they propose that it illustrates one possible stage in the evolution of these compact red sources.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
It illustrates a key issue facing The Hundred after its first year since the private investment that has resulted in several rebranded teams - including Sunrisers, who took the place of the Northern Superchargers.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Still, it illustrates the big opportunities for businesses that are willing to circumvent international sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In fact, it illustrates an enormous subject of great importance: human diseases of animal origins.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Then came illustrated guides purporting to explain how an anxious shopper might distinguish horse meat from cow meat by color, texture, fat and smell.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
The region's hardscrabble existence is perhaps best illustrated in Dollywood's full-size replica of the humble two-room log cabin where Parton grew up with her 11 brothers and sisters in Locust Ridge, outside Sevierville.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The tepid showing illustrated how the Warner Bros. studio has fallen since last year when it was riding high at the box office with “Sinners,” and “A Minecraft Movie.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
If you’ve spent even a short while scrolling through YouTube looking for investing content, you’ve seen them—video thumbnails with illustrated flames and maybe a downward pointing arrow warning about the end times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Frequently, he graphically illustrated points by chalking key words or phrases on the blackboard.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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Most of these well-performing vehicles are larger products, illustrating the continued appeal of such vehicles in the United States.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
In the finale, the officers team up against the judges, illustrating the power of working together, like our family.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Between now and November, we’re bringing you profiles of the political figures reshaping their parties and illustrating the choices Americans confront in the 2026 midterm elections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The Campaign to Protect Rural England had a gorgeous carved wooden figure of Mother Nature, illustrating the theme of gardens at the edge of towns.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
There was a biography and picture of the author and steel-cut engravings illustrating scenes from each play.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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