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describe

[dih-skrahyb] / dɪˈskraɪb /


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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

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

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

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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