pattern
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She added: "The changes would be voluntary, there would be no reduction in contractual hours and those who wish to continue a five-day working week pattern would be able to do so."
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Battery-powered submarine drones, called the MK18 Mod 2 Kingfish and the Knifefish, made by General Dynamics can be dropped in the water from a small boat and then scan for mines in a pattern.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
In substances like quartz, atoms are arranged in a spiral pattern, similar to the threads of a screw.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
Again, a pattern of unusual trading preceded these events with an unusually high number of bets ahead of the announcement on one fund that tracks the S&P 500.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
As she looked at the bricks in the wall, it dawned on her that they formed a pattern.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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