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structure

[struhk-cher] / ˈstrʌk tʃər /




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It also altered the structure and chemistry of the oceanic plate beneath it.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Experts say a shorter break would help children maintain a sense of structure that would make it easier to continue learning once the new school year starts.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

As movie-terrible as that sounds, that internal structure is in place and this scenario is far less impossible or even improbable than we could hope.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

What Mr. Bailey does not mention is that his book’s subtitle, “The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark,” and its basic organizational structure is also borrowed from Mr. Stannard.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

It was a complicated structure, all doors and windows and pillars and wings added on over the years, and also far too bright.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

As it loses energy, it can condense into long, narrow structures known as filaments.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Ultimately, the tracks would be complemented with multiple sound walls and shields, the latter clear structures designed to block coaster rumbles and audience screams.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

In fact, the domestication of wolf to dog dovetailed into the emerging social structures of humankind, a coevolution documented in ancient petroglyphs of hunting from around 9000 B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Under the firms’ current structures, these directors can’t be removed by investors, may have little skin in the game, and can or must ignore profit in decision-making.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

About 300,000 years after their appearance, matter and energy started to coalesce into complex structures, called atoms, which then combined into molecules.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Their conversation explores how Trump makes decisions, how his government is structured, and the fundamentally different way he experiences his second term compared to his first.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2026

Both USA Soccer and USA Track & Field offer structured referee-certification programs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

While speaking with host Chad Ochocinco, Donovan criticized how youth soccer is structured in the U.S., while not blaming any organization specifically.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

For older students, he points to new career technical programs and for younger students, a structured reading program.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

But Haas argues that these peoples knew of the existence of hierarchical, structured societies with strong central leaders, and could pattern their societies after them.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Prosecutors charged Thola-Duran with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, to receive and transport stolen property interstate, and to commit money laundering, and structuring transactions to avoid federal financial reporting requirements.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

"It enables rapid structuring of hydrogels in the sub-micrometer range," she says.

From Science Daily Mar. 3, 2026

He was asked by liana Bouzali, Morgan Stanley’s global head of derivatives, distribution and structuring, how he would construct a hedge-fund portfolio from scratch today.

From MarketWatch Feb. 28, 2026

The U.S. is supposed to receive a 25% cut from the sales and faces legal obstacles structuring the deal without it appearing like an export tax, another potential explanation for the unusual setup, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

PIH staff has begun to focus on methods of structuring aid and loans so that in the future the sick and indigent will be the primary beneficiaries.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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