schematic
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In place of the existing seasonal pool, schematic drawings now show a new year-round competition pool, 50 meters long, 25 yards wide and from 3-foot, 6-inches to 12-foot, 9-inches deep.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
He avoided changing the weekly practice schedule or the schematic terminology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
The mournful irony underlying the somewhat schematic plot is that they never can quite find themselves in sync, despite the bonds between them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Setting down the xenomorphs on Earth is a stunning, scary idea that Hawley builds from a schematic illustrated with tension, tragedy, fascination, and grim familiarity with our species’ greatest flaws: hubris and greed.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
In under a minute, he has built an oscillator to match the schematic.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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