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[dih-skrahyb] / dɪˈskraɪb /


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Watch him describe a crew shooting down Iranian missiles: “It’s so incredible, these guys, these geniuses. … Ding, ding, ding, ding. Missile launch, then psshm, poom!”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

In a report last year, More in Common said "broken" was the most common word Britons used to describe the country.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“Having almost 100,000 fans, singing your anthem, supporting you, whistling when you’re not doing good…It’s hard to describe something so deep and so intangible.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

You might describe it as a three-dimensional object, but importantly, it is a “three-dimensional object that exists.”

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“Wrestling, yes. That’s a good way to describe it.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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