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enumerate

[ih-noo-muh-reyt, ih-nyoo-] / ɪˈnu məˌreɪt, ɪˈnju- /


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Last year, the government announced a census to enumerate the country’s castes officially.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

"Many buildings were affected, but I cannot enumerate them now because we are busy with ongoing rescues."

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

The Times requested the communications last month, and the report — which was meant to pinpoint failures and enumerate lessons learned, to avoid repeating mistakes — was issued in early October.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2025

“That process should look at their current risk tolerance and help enumerate their goals, both short and long term, which will help you and the adviser determine the appropriate mix of investments.”

From MarketWatch Nov. 26, 2025

They were fiercely opposed to this particular settlement, in which they had to enumerate their crimes before receiving indemnity.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Mr. Elwes, a mathematical logician and professor at the University of Leeds, enumerates a multitude of such anecdotes—delightful, insightful, informative—to illustrate the bigger picture in “Huge Numbers.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

“The hungry throng” that Lee-Mäder enumerates includes at least 40 insect species that “feed often or exclusively on North American milkweeds in the summer,” he writes.

From Seattle Times Nov. 8, 2023

In her new book, “Screaming on the Inside,” Grose enumerates the ways in which a broken system pushes mothers in particular past the breaking point, ruining their careers, their mental health and often their lives.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 6, 2022

As a choir musters behind her, she enumerates her partner’s failings and points out all that she’s done — “I was always there to pick up the pieces when you were a full-blown catastrophe.”

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2022

One page after Tanaina Plantlore enumerates the wild potato, it describes a closely related species, wild sweet pea, Hedysarum mackenzii.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Several of these factors were enumerated this week by Arun Sundaram, senior vice president for investment strategy at CFRA.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Once the lender got around to a physical check to count cattle and value McClain’s collateral—the first full inspection after more than four years of sending him money—it enumerated only 8,916 animals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

“The Commission has not, to date, made a determination regarding whether any such contracts involve an activity enumerated or prohibited.”

From Barron's Nov. 6, 2025

He also enumerated his contributions to the Black community and rejected the idea that he is “hiding” to evade legal consequences.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2024

I enumerated the many times that we had brought our grievances before the government and the equal number of times that we were ignored or shunted aside.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

She quickly proved her worth to the family brand, sweetly selling her father-in-law’s every whim and enumerating the evil forces bent on taking him down.

From Slate Jan. 20, 2025

At the same time, “Some people are concerned that enumerating caste will solidify identities,” Jodhka says.

From Science Magazine Mar. 22, 2024

The same can’t be said of Marvel itself, according to a recent Variety story enumerating the disarray in Marvel’s business suites where executives have lost the thread due to the MCU’s overextension.

From Salon Nov. 9, 2023

As the years progress and Madonna acquires the icon mantle, Gabriel is intent on enumerating every recording session, video shoot and world tour in great detail, making this book a slog at times.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2023

The method of enumerating the months and the years has changed much more over the intervening centuries than have the astrological niceties.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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