described
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The species is described in theJournal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Though she described the settlement as a done deal, she obliquely suggested changes might still be afoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
In interviews with state media, Chen described how he grew up poor in a silk-weaving town in eastern China, where he dropped out of school at 13, unable to pay the fees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Jenrick described this as an attempt at "modest savings" gutted by backbenchers.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Just as a rhetorical question is one that is asked with no expectation of being answered, a hypothetical situation is one that is described with no expectation of it actually happening.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
