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articulate

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






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Issuing Malcolm's sentence, Judge Alison Stirling described the women who gave evidence against him as "courageous and articulate".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“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

He also did the Rams and USC football with a calm, articulate and authoritative delivery that was so powerful, it had its own echo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

After the first shriek it was not able to articulate, but only to stretch its jaws.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

But it articulates the logic hovering around the episode: If Americans can be taught to eat correctly, perhaps they will require less care — and perhaps the government can spend less providing it.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 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

In late November, China, for the first time in nearly two decades, omitted any mention of North Korean disarmament from a periodically released defense white paper that articulates its stance on global threats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 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

This was the kind of knowledge we understood, the kind of code that was so deeply fundamental it never had to be fully articulated.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Suddenly, articulating what I saw—the creative writing projects I hoped to tackle, my pride at seeing my child launch into adulthood—I found myself stifling a sob.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Ann Widdecombe revelled in debate, even, perhaps particularly, when articulating positions as a lifelong social conservative that were no longer fashionable to many.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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

I repeat, louder this time, articulating every syllable, like he doesn’t speak the language.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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