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  • present tense form of pattern (3rd person singular).
  • plural of pattern.

patterns







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By adjusting how cells interact and respond to their surroundings, nature can generate dramatically different patterns without requiring a separate developmental blueprint for every species.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

NGO Finance Watch said the proposal on dark patterns goes "in the right direction, but they lack ambition to sufficiently protect consumers in financial services".

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Remarkably, the model recreated the developmental patterns observed in laboratory mice, including the same sequence of follicle formation that scientists had previously explained using the expansion-induction theory.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

EU consumer protection chief Michael McGrath has previously said the new rules aim to "step up our fight against unfair commercial practices", pointing to data that shows 97 percent of popular platforms use dark patterns.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

She did her best to keep pace mentally when Kat tried to explain complex theories on patterns and codes using a Scrabble game.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti


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