pattern
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Instead, it suggests that the overall food, its nutritional structure, and the broader dietary pattern deserve consideration.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Some observers of L.A. gang culture argued that the arrest fit a decades-long pattern of harassment by law enforcement of interventionists with criminal pasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The world is on track for 2026 to be the second-hottest year on record as an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern turbocharges human-driven global warming, the EU's climate monitor said Friday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
For Perez-Charlton, the "concerning thing would be if this event ends up bringing the typical drier weather pattern and lack of rain" associated with a sudden stratospheric warming over the coming months.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Asase opens my hand and touches my palm pattern.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Although the researchers discovered common structural patterns across sleep disorders, they also found differences associated specifically with parasomnias.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
If white dwarfs reach similar masses before exploding, their energy output and brightness can be expected to follow broadly predictable patterns.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Any influence it may have on weather patterns could be weaker than during a mid-winter disruption.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Flat steel shipments in Europe rose from a quarter earlier, contrary to normal seasonal patterns, ArcelorMittal said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
NOTE: In some woodwinds, such as the clarinet , the upper "octave" may actually be the third harmonic rather than the second, which complicates the fingering patterns of these instruments.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Some suggest the patterned backs of playing cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The soft green remains in the primary bedroom, which also features moody fabrics, such as a tapestry hanging on the wall and heavy patterned curtains.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Cooper described one of the other men as a bald Black man, approximately 5 feet 9 inches or 5 feet 10 inches tall, with light-brown or hazel eyes and a blue patterned crew-neck shirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
"I was less surprised by the differences and more surprised by some of the similarities, particularly in the ways these risks are patterned across settings," Nichols said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
The sun and leaves patterned the windshield, hiding the people inside.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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"I've been fascinated for a long time by the camouflage and disruptive patterning of moth wings," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
"The Ediacara Biota look totally bizarre in their appearance. Some of them have triradial symmetry, some have spiraling arms, some have fractal patterning," says Dr. Lidya Tarhan, a paleontologist at Yale University.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 27, 2026
Their discovery that simple stitch patterning can alter a fabric's elasticity points to knitting's potential for cutting-edge interactive technologies like soft robotics, wearables, and haptics.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
Most of Thomas’ paintings pile on vivid color, brash patterning and lots of sparkling rhinestones, taking an exultant step toward rectifying the omission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
Roughly: the more “rhetorical” it sounds—the more stuffed with extended metaphors, elaborate verbal patterning, and five-dollar words—the higher the style.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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