contextualize
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"TRACE allowed us to contextualize how the ancestry segments from these previously uncharacterized hominins are distributed throughout the human genome," Biddanda said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
“These things were obviously true, and the knowledge undoubtedly helped doctors contextualize their patients’ problems.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
His attempt to contextualize his comments in a LinkedIn post Friday backfired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
He also sought to contextualize it in the context of the broader chip rout that’s gripped markets in recent years.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
It is the Bible and the tradition of the Church which provides the textual testimony; the circumstances contextualize the testimony and accompany it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Sierra also contextualizes Kenmure Street within the long shadow of slavery, industry, imperialism and grassroots opposition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Worthwhile documentaries crystallize a point in time in a way that contextualizes current circumstances.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2025
It cements the reality of the event and contextualizes it within a broader narrative.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Molly Olmstead contextualizes the controversy and argues that the Sisters’ work is hardly at odds with the work of religious sisters generally.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2023
She contextualizes the legacy of Mexican feminism with the story of the protesters who demonstrated for justice after a teenager was raped by police officers.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
And how is it contextualized within the new David Geffen Galleries?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Real history is much more than just dates, facts and characters; it also encompasses how they are interpreted and contextualized.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
Huang’s AGI claim was contextualized by a definition of AI running a $1 billion company, which he said was possible but potentially not sustainable.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
The MFA assembled 14 of these, contextualized by self-portraits, Japanese prints, works by artists Van Gogh admired, and paintings by Paul Gauguin, who joined his friend in the south toward the end of 1888.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
But the Picture of the Year prize opted to recirculate an image that was not captured or contextualized in print as an indictment.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2024
“Patient Zero” eventually reveals a headline about the death of an heiress, contextualizing Swift’s mysterious omnipresence in the couple’s lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
But as the movie winds back to foreground instructor Hori’s POV, adding contextualizing reverse angles and extra information to every replayed moment after, a thornier reality emerges, one that absolves and complicates in equal measure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
And yet that’s precisely why Adair’s straightforward contextualizing is so vital.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023
But embedded in such restrictions one may infer either a resistance to having his work pushed to the fringes, or a pretension in contextualizing it as a mainstream experience.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
We learn to read all our original sources with a grain of salt, and develop innovative ways of analyzing and contextualizing them.
From Slate ● May 21, 2023
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