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articulate

[ahr-tik-yuh-lit, ahr-tik-yuh-layt] / ɑrˈtɪk jə lɪt, ɑrˈtɪk jəˌleɪt /






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“We have seen this massive divide in our country where people articulate differences, and the distance grows into huge, huge gaps,” Hijazi said on a 2021 panel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“We hear the VP views Schmitt as trustworthy, intelligent, articulate and a deft political operator,” VandeHei wrote.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Both candidates have, at times in this contest, seemed to struggle to articulate exactly where Scottish Labour stands on the question of a second referendum.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

But the fact that one can articulate the problem so concisely is perhaps why “The Visit” sags a bit in the middle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Here was the dream subject: daring, dashing, photogenic, articulate, a man who was always doing something stunning and always saying something quotable afterward.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

"Whoever articulates a clear position and sticks to it, in either party, really stands to benefit."

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

I still think about it and watch it over and over again because it beautifully articulates something I’ve always believed but struggle to find the words to explain.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

“Backrooms,” the No. 1 movie in the country currently, is a horror movie that takes place in a seemingly endless liminal space that articulates itself as generic strip mall or office spaces.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026

She articulates these jagged edges on the crashing album opener “Coast,” with lyrics such as “I got the pedal on the floor / Or I’m slamming on the brakes / I could never just coast.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

The division of the liberal arts is not accidental; it articulates a coherent system of thought.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

If all myths, including superhero stories, are meant to be allegories, then think of this episode as an expansion of a motto articulated in a 2013 episode of “Scandal.”

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

He articulated very clearly his confidence in the AI boom and amplified returns by using leverage.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

Meta’s answer, articulated across years of filings and months of litigation, is a resounding “no.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

But as John Maynard Keynes brilliantly articulated, what matters isn’t the state of the economy but consumer sentiment, how people feel about the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

No explicit objectives in the art form are articulated.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Apple said in its filing Monday that OpenAI didn’t respond to messages to its general counsel or to a letter articulating concerns about trade secrets leaking and asking to discuss possible remedies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

“We were early in articulating the risk to legacy broadband providers from FWA, which the industry underestimated, as they are doing with satellite now,” Horan wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

Oil is really the only asset that’s experienced the kind of shock Kaur is articulating.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

“Take your best crack at articulating what standards a court would apply when reviewing the sufficiency of the consultation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

I remember believing that the key to all life lay in articulating the precise difference between “the Black Aesthetic” and “Negritude.”

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates


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