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Some describe it as a kind of calling—one that can easily earn them a six-figure income.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
“That does not describe how I practice polyamory at all,” Katz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, 43% describe themselves as casual followers who engage more with major international tournaments than domestic club football, while just 10% identify as devoted supporters.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
He hearkened back to the idea of “bond vigilantes,” a famous term coined by economist Ed Yardeni to describe investors who shun debt until yields rise and they get paid more.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
“It’s just—the emotions in that house all felt… complicated. And the person who called me, the emotion was… pure. I can’t think of how else to describe it.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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The affidavit describes, in painstaking detail, the FBI’s investigation of the former president’s son, the defendants’ involvement in that investigation, and the defendants’ various interactions with congressional committees.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Sonia-Wallace describes the clacking of the typewriter as his siren song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
But EU integration occupies a strikingly minor place in the students' election manifesto, which describes the bloc merely as Serbia's "most important economic partner".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
This equation describes how the quantum state of a system evolves, including changes in the probability of finding particles in particular locations or states.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Sophocles, Euripides’ contemporary, describes how the hero died.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Emma Smale, its head of practice and policy, described the new guidance as a "welcome focus" on the issue.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
A report last year by the Center for Strategic and International Studies described India’s effort as an attempt “to compress decades of ecosystem development into just a few years.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Both sides described Rinderknecht working as an Uber driver on New Year’s Eve before parking and hiking to a clearing known as Hidden Buddha.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
They described a "K-shaped economy," where higher-income households were prospering while lower-income families saw the high cost of living shrinking their economic prospects.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
I spotted one man tucking a handful of nutmeg into his pocket, just as Samir described the climactic troll feast.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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When “Wild Horse Nine” begins with an aging CIA man describing President Kennedy’s assassination as a “success,” you know you’ve entered the onyx-black seam that is Martin McDonagh’s sense of humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Buelna and another candidate accused Winston of misleading the public by describing himself as an architect and an educator during the campaign when his full-time job is deputy mayor of infrastructure and climate resilience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Puente said an AI agent would be created to oversee the system and "minimise the possibility of human error", describing the proposal as unprecedented.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
“The house sits on a mountain, on 26 acres and has a 140 mile view,” she said on a social media post describing the place.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
The beauty of Betsie’s face sustained me over the next days, as I went from one to another of the women who had loved her, describing to them her peace and her joy.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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