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"There are more set pieces like tonight. It's bigger, bolder..." she pauses, thinking about which word should finish the alliterative description.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
He plays second base for the lively Savannah Bananas, so dancing is already part of his job description.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
That pattern, also known by the more ominous-sounding “bearish engulfing,” followed the description in technical-analysis textbooks to the letter, to warn of a change in trend.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
The lawyer had cited an unsafe workplace, a description Ackman rejected, vowing to “fight this nonsense to the end of the earth.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
If the world was nothing more than a map directing Duane to his next meal, then “eyes in his stomach” was an apt description.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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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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