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Mr. Conlon sticks to his rejection of political labels: “I don’t like using the words conservative and liberal to describe what we’re doing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

He hearkened back to the idea of “bond vigilantes,” a famous term coined by economist Ed Yardeni to describe investors who shun debt until yields rise and they get paid more.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

It was used in October 2005 by then-French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, to describe young delinquents and rioters during a tense visit to the housing projects of Paris suburb Argenteuil.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Establishing whether this alternative can describe the actual universe would require determining how well its predictions match astronomical observations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

That poem, aptly titled “The Bells,” uses so many different words to describe the sounds made by bells that Mr. Poe evidently ran out and had to invent a new one: “tintinnabulation.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

A central concept is entropy, which describes how many different microscopic arrangements a system can have while appearing unchanged from the outside.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

She describes her mum as "firm but fair" and very practical.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

This equation describes how the quantum state of a system evolves, including changes in the probability of finding particles in particular locations or states.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

He describes Pacific Northwest forests—which logging has depopulated of their natural stock and repopulated with rows and rows of identical trees—as having a “hall-of-mirrors effect” that can bewilder hikers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Pierson describes the creature’s weapon, a heat ray.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Some of the officials described the assaults as defensive in nature to prevent Iran from having the freedom to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Take Alexis Mac Allister, described as "embarrassing" by Jamie Carragher for throwing himself to the ground, claiming he was headbutted by Noni Madueke in the second half.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Koontz said that while Lumentum management is making the case that there will be cost savings in the combined business operations involving semiconductors, data infrastructure and optical networking, he described it as a long-shot bet.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Tiffany Feder, Dahan’s attorney, described the issue as a mix-up, and said her client never intended to illegally participate in voting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Ama’s face can only be described as pure, undiluted panic.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

"His identity was stolen, his credit is now at risk, and his name is on the bill," McDonald said, describing the impact on one victim.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In describing the ownership society of the 20th century, Mr. Specht is correct that the homeownership rate increased to 62% in 1960 from 44% in 1940.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“At the end of the day, they are nerdy academics,” Kornheiser said, describing them as consultative and practical.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

At the beginning of the study, participants completed detailed dietary questionnaires describing the foods and drinks they had consumed during the previous year.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

A forced letter, trying to amuse, describing my fellow passengers.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier