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describe

[dih-skrahyb] / dɪˈskraɪb /


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“And there’s not another way to fully really describe it. But you can just tell, ‘All right, this dude is ready to go.’”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

He goes on to describe Shakur diving toward the BMW’s back seat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

The maps may look different, yet both can describe the same underlying terrain.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

One phrase being used by Burnham's inner circle to describe his approach to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and other opposition MPs is "problem solving, not point scoring".

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Instead, she was...He didn’t even know how to describe it.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

MapQuest — a navigation app that describes itself as the “OG of online mapping” — shot up to the top of Apple’s charts for free apps as more people downloaded it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

“A light-filled sunroom provides the perfect space to relax, work, or enjoy views of the beautifully landscaped grounds year-round,” the listing describes.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

She describes how she reacted when she saw someone she recognised from the Olympic team.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

The disclosure, released Tuesday by Democratic US Senator Richard Blumenthal, describes the project as "secretive, rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed" and warns that insufficient testing could lead to "catastrophic failure."

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

It is a “cross-section of the all the world’s races and nationalities,” as patient Stanley Stein describes it.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

After GoPro went public, Nicholas Woodman, its founder and CEO, described the company as a global brand with room to expand.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The letter also questioned what commissioners described as the fence’s “apparent permanency” and said the proposed height ranged from 8 to 11 feet in different sections.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

After the van driver alerted police to the device in his van, the centre was evacuated in what was later described as a hoax bomb alert.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

A study published in Palaeontology used modern analytical methods and comparisons with more recently described fossil species to determine that Praearcturus was a scorpion and represented a distinct species.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Before this moment, he would not have described this eye as blind, strictly speaking, because he had no eyeball to even lack sight.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The listing makes note of the home’s many privacy features, describing it as a “private oasis” tucked behind “mature hedges and a private gate.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The charm quark discovery helped build the framework that became the Standard Model, the broad theory describing elementary particles and fundamental forces, while also expanding the known spectrum of possible hadronic structures.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

The book powerfully constricts as it nears the final appointment, describing a terrible itinerary of last things—David’s last meal, his last change of clothing, his last bit of paperwork.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The BBC's review highlighted quieter songs like Imperfect For You, describing them as "delicate and gorgeous and strangely intimate in a room of 20,000 people".

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

But a note describing their plot was dropped on the ground, and Washington found it.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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