demonstrate
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Maybe she thinks she needs to lay out a strained justification for her circa-2020 comments in order to demonstrate an inner conviction to the public.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Former Everton midfielder Leon Osman believes after a chaotic period of financial breaches, points deductions and relegation battles, successive mid-table finishes demonstrate progress.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
At $699, the Neo is still competitive — but Apple will have to demonstrate that its superior design and features justify the premium, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Police suspect Nancy was taken in her sleep from the same bed she used to demonstrate how to make hospital corners on a “Today” show feature in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
I wish to demonstrate more fully the failure of such armies.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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"This outcome demonstrates the effectiveness of the food hygiene inspection process and the positive results that can be achieved through constructive engagement between regulatory officers and food businesses to improve standards," the council added.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Gruel demonstrates a knife-sharpening technique, assembles the salad and plates the salmon cakes.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
She demonstrates the process by placing electronic components in a chemical bath and adding reagents one by one until a fine gold powder forms.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
But it demonstrates the mounting interest the industry is showing in secondhand clothing, as fashion reckons with pressure to lower its environmental impact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Any damage to the frontal cortex can change behavior and personality forever, as the case of Phineas Gage demonstrates.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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“This quarter demonstrated that we are already building that future: better engineering, faster shipping, new products and new ways for users to engage,” Gustav Söderström, Spotify’s co-chief executive, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Eventually, Sophie’s demonstrated empathy makes Howl fall more deeply in love with her.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
But their different paths left them unevenly positioned to face an entry-level job market that increasingly expects work experience and demonstrated skills alongside a degree.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Yet with every advantage afforded to them—automatic qualification, boisterous home crowds and even an assist from the Oval Office—they also demonstrated how far they were from legitimately contending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
In theory, peremptory strikes may increase the fairness of the proceeding by eliminating jurors who may be biased but whose biases cannot be demonstrated convincingly to a judge.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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That post was one of many Stevens tells in the campaign’s final weeks demonstrating that she was the one trying to play catch-up.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Gutierrez said a candidate who is serious about demonstrating a commitment to good governance should be comprehensive in their financial disclosures and could divest from any stock holdings.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
The protesters, who call themselves cockroaches, have been demonstrating for a month now, with some members also going on hunger strike.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Approval should rest on targeted clinical studies showing comparable therapeutic benefit, not on demonstrating molecular replication of the reference drug, as in the large-molecule biosimilar paradigm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
He pointed out a framed illustration demonstrating how clothes of the period were worn.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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