pattern
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Researchers identified a pattern in which surviving pack members repeatedly returned to the same location, a behaviour that often signals the death of a companion.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
That pattern closely resembled what researchers observed in people with IBD.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
But when intent is inferred, intent to destroy the group “must be the only reasonable inference which can be drawn from the pattern of conduct.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
With Issey Miyake, the pieces are very innovative in their fabric and design, and there’s a technical design and pattern behind it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Another thing that changed after the lightning strike was his father’s sleeping pattern.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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Australian scientists believe increasingly crowded waters and rising ocean temperatures are shifting sharks' migratory patterns, which may be contributing to a rise in attacks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Plant-focused eating patterns may also be beneficial after a prostate cancer diagnosis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
From her, he learned about patterns, fabric and clothing design.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
To determine whether these issues go beyond anecdotes, ProPublica analyzed the data collected from every state by the CDC to look for patterns.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Holly riffled through the shelf of patterns, leaving me alone to think.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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But it didn’t bother Wertheim, who has a flair for patterned loafers and wears a signature red fedora.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Cooper described one of the other men as a bald Black man, approximately 5 feet 9 inches or 5 feet 10 inches tall, with light-brown or hazel eyes and a blue patterned crew-neck shirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
"I was less surprised by the differences and more surprised by some of the similarities, particularly in the ways these risks are patterned across settings," Nichols said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Mundillo, the Puerto Rican craft of weaving intricately patterned lace, becomes for her a metaphor for networks of interconnectivity, be it, she writes in her program note, climate justice or social dreaming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Two lamps stood on it, their shades patterned with flowery tendrils.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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"I've been fascinated for a long time by the camouflage and disruptive patterning of moth wings," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Beyond patterning, As2S3 also changes physically when exposed to light.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
"The visual cortex itself changes. It becomes more similar to the areas around it. There are still a lot of questions about how development controls this patterning."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2024
Most of Thomas’ paintings pile on vivid color, brash patterning and lots of sparkling rhinestones, taking an exultant step toward rectifying the omission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
Sometimes I went up to the frozen cliffwall and looked down, down, at where the lights lay blue, like the threads running out from a star, patterning the snow.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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