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paragraph

[par-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˈpær əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /


NOUN
indentation
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Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak have pinpointed a winter night in 2016 as the turning point, when the justices “issued a cryptic, one paragraph ruling” on Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

It’s actually in the same paragraph as that line about legislative purpose.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s right there, the opening sentence of the second paragraph in the Fiscal Year 2027 Topline document just posted on the White House website.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

When it drafts a paragraph, ask: Did I know what I wanted to say before I asked?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Over and over again he wrote each paragraph, each sentence, to explain navigation to the man before the mast.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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