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[rep-ri-zent] / ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛnt /




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Home to the EU's key institutions, Brussels is the European capital of lobbying, with as many as 30,000 lobbyists working to represent specific interests and influence public policy in the market of 450 million people.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Dubbed the “little tigers” of China’s graphics processing units industry, the four firms represent part of Beijing’s push to end reliance on foreign technology and nurture a “homegrown Nvidia.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

The changes represent some of the biggest shifts in aviation security in decades and likely stem from improved technology rather than a decline in standards, an aviation expert told the BBC.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

It would represent a small and desperately needed ray of sunshine, before what could be baseball’s nuclear winter.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Near the feet of each god or goddess was an animal meant to represent them—a heron, a crocodile, a jackal, a serpent, a dove, and a hippo.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Lobbyists these days have "more work", said Umberto Gambini of consultancy Forward Global, which represents, among others, companies in the tech sector.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

"Fifa's governance does not live up to the standards that football represents."

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

The model represents the company’s largest change yet to its iconic line of mobile phones, and is the thinnest iPhone to date when unfolded, Apple says at its fall product showcase.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

One REC typically represents the renewable attributes of 1 megawatt-hour of renewable generation.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

That number represents a sizable population increase—17 percent over the last panda count.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

Strong trade has represented a key lifeline for the Chinese economy in recent months, as domestic activity has been mired in the doldrums.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Nyota Uhura so they could see how Black women were being represented on television.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

OpenAI told reporters last week that its latest model represented artificial general intelligence and a big step up in capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

His son said he represented the values of a "society built on law and justice, where everyone is of equal value".

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

They represented shopkeepers, street sweepers, a factory owner, a canal bargeman—all people who had realized during Father’s illness what he meant to them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The end-of-summer networking bonanza was organised by 20 business groups representing everything from cars to clean energy, digital to detergents.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Quickly stacking up against Infiniweb’s claim were those filed by law firms representing hundreds of victims.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The findings letter also cites public remarks by Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, who is separately part of a legal team representing UC researchers in a case against Trump research funding cuts.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

It offers a sports-themed way of approaching the topic, called GOALS, representing G: get ready; O: open the conversation; A: ask the question; L: listen and respond and S: support and signpost.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

In twenty-four years of representing Texas in the House and Senate, Johnson’s focus had always been on domestic policy.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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