described

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In middle school, she participated in cross-country as a sixth-grader and described herself as slow.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

He pours the Ditka wine into a plastic cup and unwraps his hoagie, layered with ham and, as the cashier so memorably described it, “limited-time yellow squirt.”

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

He and his nephew Enyer Musics described how they managed to pull one woman out alive.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

An industry group, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, recommended that new rules give firms “qualified immunity” against employee challenges to how their departures are described on their employment record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

As a Glitcher, it was my job to make sure things stayed exactly the way the history books described without interference from a Butterfly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin