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pattern

[pat-ern, pat-n] / ˈpæt ərn, ˈpæt n /






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Many joined after high school and spent years mastering tasks like pattern making—taking a sketch from a designer and turning it into the pattern that is used to then make the garments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

After accounting for various influencing factors, researchers identified a clear pattern.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow said that the criminal pattern was unlike a network with purely domestic roots.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

A major breach from that pattern may be a month and a half away.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Brooklyn looked for any bricks that didn’t quite fit the pattern and noticed that several were slightly uneven and out of place.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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