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description

[dih-skrip-shuhn] / dɪˈskrɪp ʃən /




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Osteoarthritis is often called a condition caused by wear and tear, but that description leaves out much of the biology involved.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Court filings around the deal bring new details to light, including that Rush revealed the existence and description of a "clandestine human source" to a foreign official.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The description for the fundraiser remembered Rodriguez for his “easygoing warmth,” his affinity for race cars, baking and “a good cup of coffee.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The term is less a description of any particular food than a prediction about what happens when the people optimizing a restaurant become increasingly distant from the people cooking in it.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Dr. Harlow notes her description of how Phineas would entertain them "with the most fabulous recitals of his wonderful feats and hairbreadth escapes, without any foundation except in his fancy."

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Members of the pool share their material - pictures and descriptions of the president's movements - with the wider media.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Retailers are also updating product descriptions with AI in mind, highlighting that a suit is made with breathable fabric or is good for warmer temperatures, as examples.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

As professional spinners of reputation and reshapers of meaning, marketers have long created newfangled jobs or pithy descriptions to slot their work into the zeitgeist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

While these intuitions are attempting to insert women into the male-dominated picture of the Viking age, descriptions of women’s lives and their social or cultural influence tend to be limited.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

He used to absentmindedly talk out loud as he wrote down descriptions of the objects.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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