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pattern

[pat-ern, pat-n] / ˈpæt ərn, ˈpæt n /






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So, every week when we publish the list of potential post-earnings moves, the stocks show this sawtooth pattern surrounding past earnings dates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Researchers compare the pattern to a hand, where the base of the thumb remains fixed while the fingers spread apart.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

How many other things have we seen that follow that kind of pattern but are much bigger and more important than the Reflecting Pool?

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

California state law defines a “law enforcement gang” as a group of officers “who engage in a pattern of on-duty behavior that intentionally violates the law or fundamental principles of professional policing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

With the petty cash Mr. Haber had given me, I’d found one at a Chinatown tailor shop: royal blue with a faint pattern of flowers.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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