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representation

[rep-ri-zen-tey-shuhn, -zuhn-] / ˌrɛp rɪ zɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -zən- /




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And this speech does feel like a representation of how angry he is that he has had all the successes in the world, both personally and professionally, and still can’t take the win.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

The 33-year-old, from Betley in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of fraud by false representation at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre in December.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

They didn’t track representation based on gender, sexual orientation or Asian origin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

As a flat, rigid representation of a fluctuating and notional three-dimensional space, it wasn’t perfect.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Granted, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had engaged in extensive debates about the slave trade and how to count slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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