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The brass band pauses, leaving a plaintive solo violin hanging in the air—in Bruch’s description, “an old bard who contemplates a ruined castle and laments the glorious times of old.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“This bohemian luxury property is truly a unicorn. Oceanfront land like this is uncommon in Maui. Designed by Ike Kligerman Barkley. Offered fully furnished and in excellent condition,” the description states.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Osteoarthritis is often called a condition caused by wear and tear, but that description leaves out much of the biology involved.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Court filings around the deal bring new details to light, including that Rush revealed the existence and description of a "clandestine human source" to a foreign official.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Dr. Harlow notes her description of how Phineas would entertain them "with the most fabulous recitals of his wonderful feats and hairbreadth escapes, without any foundation except in his fancy."
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Instead, he began creating portraits of children killed in the disaster, working from school photographs and detailed descriptions supplied by parents.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The artist worked from photographs and descriptions of the siblings.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
"After all, AI is trained to act and speak like a human, so these descriptions seem natural."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
"We are in an exciting era in which faithful predictive quantum descriptions of the full chemical complexity of real materials are coming within reach," says Peng.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Although untrained, Anning was also able to provide competent drawings and descriptions for scholars.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 4
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 3
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