pattern
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Previous research has found that when the brain appears older than expected, that pattern can be associated with poorer memory, weaker thinking skills and changes in mood.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
A similar pattern emerges when comparing Ford and Hyundai-Kia, which are third and fourth, respectively.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
But the overall pattern is clear: Higher debt levels have meant a worse fallout for bond prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In a sport that heavily encourages everyone watching to follow the narrative, it’s hard not to notice a pattern.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The pattern was interlocking diamonds and had been there for all of Zeke’s life, so long he never even really noticed it anymore.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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Shifting the moment when the universe becomes transparent changes the size of the observed patterns in the cosmic microwave background.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Voting patterns among Latvia's large Russian-speaking minority are also changing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Meanwhile, the Pacific typically becomes more active during El Niño because the sea surface temperatures here are much higher, combined with more favourable wind patterns.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
She said restructurings were necessary as companies adapt to changing consumption patterns, which have eroded the more lucrative TV economics of yesteryear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The bold letters indicate patterns that are commonly found in many Bhupali songs.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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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
In the urban-focused section, the handles of purses or luggage are adhered to sections of the work patterned like brick and embedded with small windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
Just then, Nemo walked in, wearing an Edwardian waistcoat, pleated black pants, a starched white shirt, and a cravat patterned in blue and gray.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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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
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
The new study identified a common molecular cue, while known to direct head-to-tail patterning in a wide variety of animals, as part of the gene circuitry guiding hindbrain patterning in sea lampreys.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
Some of the cheongsams even had Western-influenced polka-dot or plaid patterning.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Vocabulary lists containing pattern
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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