describing

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At one point, he recounts being instructed to reduce what the clients called Trump’s “turkey neck,” eventually describing the final version as an intentionally “idealized representation.”

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The 2025 study adds another layer to that story by describing teeth from both Homo and an unidentified species of Australopithecus.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Waitt told the committee that he didn't know much about Maxwell's work for Epstein, describing her role as "estate manager", saying she helped manage "his properties and his staff".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Parsons has thoughts, describing the pull as “a present that is weaponizing the past, using nostalgia as a trap or a lure.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

She imagined him describing her to some bored cop typing into a computer, and then the cop filing the report and then...nothing else happening.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix