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described





ADJECTIVE
specified
Synonyms


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Abubakar has floated a plan for a "targeted" subsidy, described as "capped and budgeted production support tied to fuel refined in Nigeria" to help bring down prices at the pump.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The US has described the arrangement as a shift from a donor-recipient model towards shared responsibility, with US funding expected to decline over the five years as Zambia increases domestic spending.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Essayli described the raids as “a massive joint operation” that also involved the Los Angeles Police Department, with more than 300 law enforcement officers participating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz wrote that Mr. Altman is “often described, either with reverence or with suspicion, as the greatest pitchman of his generation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

I don’t know why, but when Theo had described the pension office to me I’d pictured it like a library, a place we could walk around and peruse books and papers.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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