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demonstrate

[dem-uhn-streyt] / ˈdɛm ənˌstreɪt /




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A menu, she argued, should not require cooks to spend 18 hours peeling pine nuts simply because the chef wants to demonstrate technical skill.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The World Humanoid Games, held in late August in Beijing, were meant to demonstrate the supremacy of China’s robotics industry.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Swinging prices for some supermarket items but not others help demonstrate this.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

“By narrowing the management of these forests to a limited set of public benefits, this bill risks the state’s ability to fully demonstrate the best science-based practices,” he wrote Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Fluffy,” Cassiopeia said, and gave the lumpy pillow a squeeze to demonstrate.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The article argues that the settlement’s greatest significance is institutional rather than financial: it demonstrates that state attorneys general can challenge powerful corporations when federal antitrust enforcement is inadequate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

"For me, it really demonstrates the power of community."

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

His dedication to spending time in Mexico, while inconvenient for your relationship, demonstrates that he knows how to manage and nurture his own happiness and isn’t relying on you to satisfy that need.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

The finding also demonstrates how useful NASA's long-running lunar observations are for tracking changes on the Moon as the agency works toward a sustained human presence and greater scientific and commercial activity there.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

On the beach Captain Smith demonstrates to me how to clean the sword with a rag and sand—he says this sand is fine enough to do the job.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Since the law’s voter-approved repeal, students receiving bilingual instruction have demonstrated higher academic achievement across subjects and higher rates of English proficiency compared with students who received instruction in English only, Garcia Bedolla said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

In July, Russia employed a different AI-enabled drone in combat that demonstrated a less comprehensive form of autonomous targeting.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

"The evidence before me demonstrated the significant effect which prolonged hospital handover delays can have upon the availability of ambulance resources to respond to patient in the community," Dougan said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Before opening the Hollywood location one Friday morning, Dalporto sat down at an effects pedal station with an on-display guitar and demonstrated the various echo and distortion sounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

On the contrary, she had demonstrated “the simplest of all ciphers.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

"The new prime minister can reform our laws so that communities are protected in coming together and demonstrating on the issues they care about. Will he do so?"

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Here are five charts and tables demonstrating rising prices influenced Americans’ budgets:

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

He has yet to see a paper demonstrating that AI access improves learning outcomes in children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Exceeding such a threshold is not equivalent to demonstrating that a drink causes DNA damage or disease.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

When her mother had been demonstrating, they had worked like mirror images, their hands and arms in unison.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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