representation
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Aimed at "a more accurate representation" of continental landmasses, the resolution was supported by 164 countries while the United States voted against it and six other states abstained.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Had slaves counted fully for representation, slaveholders would have gained still more power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
They are ready for "zealous representation" by the defence, he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Olmedo held a hearing in chambers on the reason for the change in legal representation, but sealed the transcript of the hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
As a boy, he’d regarded this place as the physical representation of everything he held dear, everything he valued.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Antoni Gaudí’s Basilica Sagrada Família contains familiar components of that style: a Latin Cross layout, Gothic arches, cloisters, representations of saints and apostles, rose windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In doing so, they say, Wright violated federal law, which bars individuals from making materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations to Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Plaintiffs in the case, who filed their lawsuit in June 2025, argued that the discovery “flatly disproves” representations the government made in pursuit of the stay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Protagonist Clark loses himself in it, transforming into an unapologetic narcissist surrounded only by facile representations of humanity.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
“It’s a drawing of a pipe. Get it? All representations of a thing are inherently abstract. It’s very clever.”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing representation
American History I
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The American Revolution - Introductory
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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