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describe

[dih-skrahyb] / dɪˈskraɪb /


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Japan is facing what officials describe as the most severe security environment since World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Using the word robotic to describe him may give the wrong impression.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

The researchers describe the resulting structure as a kind of "spacetime crystal."

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

The police did not describe the specific language or any images that were found on the fliers, but said they are investigating the matter as a hate incident.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Back in the kitchen, Dad and Aunt Melissa are singing an off-tune rendition of American Pie, except they’ve adjusted the lyrics to describe window treatments and dishwasher racks.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Her "obsession", as she describes it, with getting a high sleep score lasted three years, until earlier this year, when she started to notice the watch wasn't reflecting how she'd actually slept.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

“A light-filled sunroom provides the perfect space to relax, work, or enjoy views of the beautifully landscaped grounds year-round,” the listing describes.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

In a personal essay published online, Jake Reiner, the eldest son of slain Hollywood couple Rob and Michele Reiner, describes learning about their deaths and the moments after.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

The disclosure, released Tuesday by Democratic US Senator Richard Blumenthal, describes the project as "secretive, rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed" and warns that insufficient testing could lead to "catastrophic failure."

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Johnson describes her actions during the war, but also details all the things Joey did for the patients at Tala, documenting it for perpetuity in the Congressional Record.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Khalil described the relationship using the image of a spotlight.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

She described the period after hostilities broke out in the Middle East as an "uncertain" and "scary" time.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

US President Donald Trump has described the pact announced Friday as "the biggest oil deal in world history."

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Does that count toward the limits you just described?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

At the very least, he talked about the dead-drop location, and he described the CIA’s secret telephone signal.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Chris McDonald, the UK's science and technology minister, told AFP nobody disputed the opportunity the executives were describing, but that "clearly the people leading businesses have a different set of responsibilities to people running countries."

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

The listing makes note of the home’s many privacy features, describing it as a “private oasis” tucked behind “mature hedges and a private gate.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The charm quark discovery helped build the framework that became the Standard Model, the broad theory describing elementary particles and fundamental forces, while also expanding the known spectrum of possible hadronic structures.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

The BBC's review highlighted quieter songs like Imperfect For You, describing them as "delicate and gorgeous and strangely intimate in a room of 20,000 people".

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Thus it was often far from clear exactly what Galen was describing.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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