description
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Mr. Popkin quotes a contemporary’s description of Brissot: “It was impossible to dress more plainly than he did, to have a less elegant apartment . . . and to spend less money.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
“Cedar Cliff is a Mediterranean villa of unrivaled pedigree and commanding presence,” the description goes on.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Bis said agents “briefly questioned” Pineda because he matched the description of the subject of an operation, and that he was released after being identified.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
A description says it happened over Lake Huron in February 2023, around the time that a Chinese surveillance balloon traversed the United States, spurring increased scrutiny of UFOs.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
It was a new and greatly revised edition of his father’s first book now titled Prognostication Everlasting, and it included a detailed discussion of the Copernican model of the Universe—the first such description in English.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing description
PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 4
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 3
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