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Warsh added that he would be “hard-pressed” to describe broad financial conditions as restrictive — meaning interest rates weren’t high enough to slow economic growth.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
While all these theories successfully describe the large-scale clumping scientists can measure, they disagree over how dark matter should clump on smaller scales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The researchers describe a new species called Chosha praecursor.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
How else to describe a place with more than a thousand lakes, where you can ride a jet ski to a Pilates class?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Unfortunately, it’s not a word anyone would use to describe me.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Van Cleef & Arpels describes it as a "triumph of white jewellery".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
It does not obscure the waterfall but describes it, just as clothing can make the human form beautiful, by emphasizing its lines and contours, and letting us see them more vividly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The researchers examined how human activity affected both the physical area used by each animal and its environmental niche, which describes how an animal uses habitats and resources.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Anderson said he appreciated the veterinary staff who tended to Samba, the feline he describes as one of his kids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Celia listens with rapt attention as he describes the entire process, asking questions about the technical aspects as well as the creative ones.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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In one study of women who underwent egg freezing at the University of California, San Francisco, 88 percent described feeling more control over their reproductive planning thanks to the procedure.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Workers rescued from other dam projects along the Trishuli valley described a disaster that unfolded with terrifying speed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
He described a conversation with a constituent who asked for help getting an address for an RV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Kitchen and her husband, described as her "soul mate", were starting a six-week holiday to Singapore, Indonesia and Australia when the incident happened in May 2024.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Even worse, the very book Lord Fredrick described was in her possession.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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What happened: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei once again rejected that direct talks with the U.S. had taken place, describing the proposed terms as “unrealistic, unreasonable and excessive.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
It found a number of boards were reporting sharp rises in spending, describing it as "out of control".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The researchers developed a new mathematical model describing how these glaciers grow.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Earlier this week, PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp said the circuit was dismayed by the advert, describing Good Good's initial handling of the controversy as "disappointing."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
But a note describing their plot was dropped on the ground, and Washington found it.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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