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Their observations appear to describe a military that is adapting, not crumbling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The researchers describe a new species called Chosha praecursor.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
"When you're stood at the studio and then all of a sudden Sandra is stood next to you, it's hard to describe the feeling."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
When she rebuffs him by calling him an animal, he smiles widely, showcasing fangs one could rightly describe as gorgeous, and coos, “We are all animals, my lady.”
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Instead, she was...He didn’t even know how to describe it.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
“He’s just such a cool horse,” Koch said, noting the gelding is known around the barn as “Clifford the Big Red Dog” because of his chestnut coat and a temperament Fenton describes as “sweet.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Spin texture describes how a material's magnetic moments -- the spins of its electrons -- are arranged in space.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Founded in 2016 in New York by three French entrepreneurs, Hugging Face -- whose name is inspired by an emoji -- describes itself as "the AI community building the future."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Fatima describes two occasions where "good Samaritans" brought rice or potatoes.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Mother thought it was extremely good because it describes a number of adolescent problems.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Yet the bigger problem is what Trkay described as an “AI ROI paradox.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In a statement announcing their marriage, the wedding was described as "a joyful new chapter for Emily".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Workers rescued from dam projects along the Trishuli valley described a disaster that unfolded with terrifying speed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
He described a conversation with a constituent who asked for help getting an address for an RV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
It made her feel warm and smiley, like finishing Mountain Madness—and when Alex Rover described Keyhole Cove, it was as if he knew the island, and Nim, too.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
The researchers developed a new mathematical model describing how these glaciers grow.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
What happened: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei once again rejected that direct talks with the U.S. had taken place, describing the proposed terms as “unrealistic, unreasonable and excessive.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Earlier this week, PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp said the circuit was dismayed by the advert, describing Good Good's initial handling of the controversy as "disappointing."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
"AI has reached its inflection point," CEO Jensen Huang said in prepared remarks, describing the infrastructure buildout as going "at full steam."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
But when it came to describing what her face looked like underneath the mask, I simply couldn't find the right words.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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