describe
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These theories describe how matter interacts with fields associated with fundamental forces.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
“The way he died. ... No words can describe it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Even people who wouldn’t describe themselves as religious were among the practitioners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
"I can't describe how different it felt and it was a real shock to me to understand this is how normal people function, and not to accommodate pain and fatigue into everyday life."
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
I describe my dream about the cave and how I have a feeling that it’s related to the volcano and Roho’s colony.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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Another source with extensive knowledge of the inner workings at Old Trafford describes the current situation as "a mess".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Quantum phase describes an aspect of a particle's wave behavior that influences how different possible paths interfere with one another.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
"Lots of things can go wrong and slow it down," said Solomon, who describes the current period as a "very strong technology super cycle."
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
In explaining the gap, Yi describes what he calls a contamination cycle: Census figures were adjusted upward using education and household registration data that had themselves been exaggerated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Johnson describes her actions during the war, but also details all the things Joey did for the patients at Tala, documenting it for perpetuity in the Congressional Record.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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In a written statement, Teresa Romero, president of United Farm Workers, condemned what she described as a “brutal ICE surge.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
In a statement, Bell's family described him as "a much-loved boy, who was very sporty and had a large circle of friends".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
One executive described a team with 14 consecutive quarters of meeting or beating its forecast—a record of success that the team had come to treat as an identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Campaign for Accountability said Zacharia had described herself as a lawyer during television appearances and listed herself as general counsel of a California-based conservative nonprofit.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
According to Mrs. Clarke, the encounter could only be described as toreadorical: the outright threats and faked retreats, the defiant swirl of Lady Constance’s red skirts, the snorting, stamping protest of Lord Fredrick.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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"You need to be here and suffer with us in order to gain that privilege," he said, describing their message to him.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Witnesses have described the incident and its aftermath, with one man who was also on the ride describing it as "super bizarre, traumatic".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
In February 2026, the research team published related work in the journal Small, describing a medical coating developed from peppermint oil.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Imagine our surprise when our small local business was suddenly attacked by 8 million people who have never visited our store,” the business wrote on Instagram, describing the backlash as a “surreal experience.”
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
At the bottom of a block of writing describing women’s shelters are Sarah’s name and phone number, as a support person.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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