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pattern

[pat-ern, pat-n] / ˈpæt ərn, ˈpæt n /






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The dances came with set patterns and steps, making it at least theoretically possible for judges to compare skaters’ skills objectively.

From The Wall Street Journal

European and American teachings focused more on compulsory figures, the basic patterns skaters would trace across the ice that give the sport its name.

From Los Angeles Times

This pattern suggested that another force was at work.

From Science Daily

Women who follow a Mediterranean-style eating pattern may face a lower risk of stroke, according to research published on February 4, 2026, in Neurology Open Access, a journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

From Science Daily

The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, which compiles the CPI, seasonally adjusts the results to erase patterns that recur each year.

From The Wall Street Journal