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pattern

[pat-ern, pat-n] / ˈpæt ərn, ˈpæt n /






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“I was supposed to be a data-entry person,” she says, “but I taught myself Quark and became a pattern maker.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

"Any Tube driver who doesn't wish to opt in to the new four-day working pattern and associated changes to working arrangements can remain on a five-day working pattern."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The pattern was especially clear in the prefrontal cortex, a brain region that helps regulate thought, emotion, decision making, and behavior.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The polycarbonate grille form dominates the down-the-road aspect, with its nailhead-like pattern illuminated along the perimeter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

I’m sitting in my usual place, fiddling with the loose string on the armrest, a throw cushion decorated with orange, blue, and yellow beads stitched in a pattern of repeated circles in my lap.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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