array
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The 26-minute preview of GTA 6 showcased an array of characters and scenes set in Vice City, the Miami-like setting where the game takes place.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
In 1989, Parton returned to the big screen in Herbert Ross’ “Steel Magnolias,” in which her straight-talking small-town salon owner, Truvy Jones, was the firm-hold hairspray uniting an unforgettable array of Southern belles.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
A collaged print by Liu Shiyuan presents a dizzying array of images—fruit, bees, jellyfish, shrouded figures, fabric samples—that is more disorienting than anything else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
He admitted he is not the finished article as a Test batter and promised to work hard to recognise the right situations to unfurl his array of strokes.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
As she prepared the meal, I studied the array of pickled salads and cuts of meat behind glass.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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The hardware will prepare the station’s 3B power channel for the future installation of new roll-out solar arrays.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Competitor Robinsons now touts "28 solar-powered malls", while Ayala has arrays atop 13.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Line arrays work by suspending multiple speaker cabinets in a curved vertical column, allowing sound engineers to precisely shape the direction and throw of audio across a large space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
This approach eliminates the need for external optics or complicated detector arrays.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
A dull, red light shone on the faces of the workers as they watched their own arrays of little glass dishes.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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The photographs were almost absurdly theatrical: silver serving pieces and candelabras, the gilt-and-cream grandeur of the White House, and, arrayed beneath it all, mountains of branded fast-food packaging.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Five eyeball-style air vents, with illuminated bezels and metallic accents, are arrayed across the dash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
As Massie frequently notes, the bulk of the outside money arrayed against him has come from three billionaires – Las Vegas casino tycoon Miriam Adleson and hedge fund managers Paul Singer and John Paulson.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
In the center of the room, real-life visitors arrayed on 26 swivel chairs turn their heads back and forth to take in the supersized Last Supper occurring all around them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Young Griff arrayed his army for attack, with dragon, elephants, and heavy horse up front.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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In arraying himself against adversaries no matter the cost, he has earned an appellation Robert Bolt gave Sir Thomas More: a man for all seasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
He sits in a corner of the restaurant, arraying three sheep carcasses before him, then slices and organizes the meat into neat piles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
Whether the photographer is shooting on the street or arraying gray test strips to suggest stripe paintings drained of color, he’s chronicling the passage of time.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2021
By arraying spike proteins on nanoparticles, vaccine developers aim to follow the style of upscale restaurants, where presentation matters nearly as much as the food on the plate.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 15, 2021
I admired that from the start, to be able to make such an entrance without blushing and stumbling and arraying the floor with your books and the contents of your pocketbook.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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