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The brass band pauses, leaving a plaintive solo violin hanging in the air—in Bruch’s description, “an old bard who contemplates a ruined castle and laments the glorious times of old.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
According to the listing description, the separate spaces could be transformed into a home office, fitness area, or creative studio, depending on the next owner’s needs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Osteoarthritis is often called a condition caused by wear and tear, but that description leaves out much of the biology involved.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Court filings around the deal bring new details to light, including that Rush revealed the existence and description of a "clandestine human source" to a foreign official.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
What you will find here is a short list of the most common articulations: their names, what they look like when notated, and a vague description of how they sound.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
It also relied on participants' self-reported information, including relatively broad descriptions of when they ate.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
One group read brief descriptions of artificial agents that showed different levels of responsiveness to their environments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Industry officials said both descriptions vastly oversimplify things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Retailers are also updating product descriptions with AI in mind, highlighting that a suit is made with breathable fabric or is good for warmer temperatures, as examples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Once when I was in fourth grade, our teacher had made us write descriptions of each other.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 4
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 3
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