enumerate
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"Many buildings were affected, but I cannot enumerate them now because we are busy with ongoing rescues."
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Cheerful illustrations accompanied by rhyming text enumerate little acts of love over the course of a day, from early-morning wake-ups to indulging requests for one more bedtime lullaby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
“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
He said he expected that standard would be applied in Iowa, even if state law does not specifically enumerate it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
As Gosling recalled, “Rosalind let rip in her best pedagogical style: ‘you’re wrong for the following reasons’...which she proceeded to enumerate as she demolished their proposal.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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
A July 25 New York Times article enumerates these details.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
“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
It enumerates the things from home the brave boy will hold to his heart for comfort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
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
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“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
The government of which they’re part is bound by laws, by a Constitution that is not only a document of enumerated laws but a mean, lean machine for preserving liberty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
There’s a journalistic quality to the movie, which delivers a readily digestible summary of Beckett’s life, with all the important moments neatly enumerated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
“The basis for security revocations are specifically enumerated by ODNI.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
I enumerated the problems and when I finished, he said, “I will see what I can do.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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
He asked the editorial page leaders to create a feature enumerating the records of Trump and Harris during their respective four years as president and vice president.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024
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
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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