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illustrate

[il-uh-streyt, ih-luhs-treyt] / ˈɪl əˌstreɪt, ɪˈlʌs treɪt /




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The Kochs attempt to illustrate the latter point with a chart that tracks global average gross domestic product per capita, adjusted for inflation, over two millennia.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Both examples illustrate one of the most striking strengths of AI models.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

To illustrate this point, Cavallo referred to Argentina’s attempt to manipulate its inflation data in 2007.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

Prosecutors also called to the stand Burke's former financial manager, Benjamin Greger, to illustrate his financial motive to protect his music career.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

But even to pose that question is to illustrate the gap between ancient perspectives and our own expectations of mass literacy.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

His fee, however, illustrates how quickly the equation can change once a teenager proves himself at senior level.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

According to the researchers, this recurring pattern illustrates the experimental nature of evolution.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

But as the switch from OpenAI to Gemini illustrates, there are also disadvantages to its less-than-absolute commitment to AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

While Deborah favors dresses when spending time with Marty, the vibrant floral Kobi Halperin pantsuit illustrates that she is not making a play for her ex.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

“It really illustrates that even those of us with a lot of attention still have a breaking point.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Inspired by the transient beauty of cherry blossoms, known in Japan as sakura — which is illustrated in their album cover, alongside a dark pegasus — much of the LP also hinges on melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

So we only have a two-year performance record, but those two years have illustrated what investors can expect from this type of strategy during a bull market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

If you’ve spent even a short while scrolling through YouTube looking for investing content, you’ve seen them—video thumbnails with illustrated flames and maybe a downward pointing arrow warning about the end times.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

That need was illustrated by the chaos and neglect captured in images and body-worn camera footage taken by police at Legacy.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

One issue outlined horrific prophecies, graphically illustrated, of what Armstrong predicted would be World War III, when the United States and Great Britain would be destroyed by a United States of Europe.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

On the bouncing folk-rock number “Liberty Tree,” which again mentions Bobby, she sings, “I was alone with my thoughts / In an outline of chalk,” illustrating how isolation can feel like death.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The average tenure of a top-flight boss now stands at about 20 months, illustrating just how fleeting life in one of football's most demanding jobs can now be.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

In the finale, the officers team up against the judges, illustrating the power of working together, like our family.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

In Columbus, Ohio, officials pointed to Austin as an example illustrating the city’s own growth challenges so it could “pivot quickly…and make that intervention early,” says Erin Prosser, the city’s deputy director of housing strategies.

From Barron's May 31, 2026

Projecting slides on the courtroom’s wood-paneled wall, he discussed each charge, illustrating step-by-step how the defendants had committed theft and espionage.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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