pattern
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“The U.S. remains difficult to read because tariff and inventory effects are still creating a seesaw pattern that should continue through the year.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The study found that social behavior is preceded by a distinctive pattern of activity that spreads across the brain.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
The trend is a reversal of an old pattern.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
A double top developed following the late-February peak, while a bearish evening star pattern and a bearish engulfing candle two weeks ago highlighted weakening momentum.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Now I watched the second hand tick-tick-tick its steady pattern.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing pattern
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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