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demonstrate

[dem-uhn-streyt] / ˈdɛm ənˌstreɪt /




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"But these situations demonstrate the most important thing: we must continue to do what we do for the benefit of people."

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

To demonstrate a possible real-world use, the researchers made a wearable plastic electrode from the living material.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

The goals of that test were essentially to demonstrate the new designs in flight.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

But using the technology this way both undermines consumer trust in an increasingly important sales channel, according to critics, and competes with users who demonstrate products the old-fashioned way.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

We demonstrate the reliability of modern science at every moment of every day.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“The fact that they’re throwing everything up on the walls at this point demonstrates panic,” Becker said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

“Event Horizon” demonstrates a major theme in Neill’s most gruesome creature feature performances: the slow, onscreen transition from good to evil.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

The text also demonstrates "an interest in engaging Congress to broaden constituencies of support for the partnership", said Threlkeld.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

The fact that he lived to age 70 also demonstrates that he was able to support himself throughout his 60s without relying on Social Security.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

When I think of all his many actions as a rescuer, big and small, it is this one act that first comes to mind; I think perhaps because it demonstrates such extraordinary compassion.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

The Houthis “have already demonstrated both the capability and the willingness to strike commercial shipping,” she said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

A team at the University of Kentucky has now identified this damaging process for the first time and demonstrated a way to shut it down.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

You have demonstrated on the steps of the court to protect a system of laws and statutes and constitutional promises that has meaning for you and your families and your communities.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

The company had been around for six years but hadn’t demonstrated it could launch a rocket inexpensively enough to transform the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

The ninth time Eisman retrieved a ball from some sand trap, or pretended his shot had not splashed into the water, he acted with the same unapologetic aplomb he had demonstrated the first time.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Whether or not you have years of experience is less important than demonstrating that you can hit the ground running.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Thuringia's Interior Minister Georg Maier urged protesters to stay peaceful, saying that "anyone demonstrating against a party they consider to be unconstitutional should not themselves act in a manner that is unconstitutional".

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

It was the year Glass wrote “Einstein on the Beach” and Steve Reich created “Music for 18 Musicians” — the composers’ first masterpieces — demonstrating that Minimalism mattered.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Twelve police officers and a police dog were injured during the protests which initially saw crowds demonstrating outside the city centre police station before gathering close to the Digwa family home.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

At the same time, the ASL continued to increase both its membership and its influence by demonstrating its willingness to form an alliance with any organization that shared its one goal.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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