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[dih-skrip-shuhn] / dɪˈskrɪp ʃən /




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Hence their description of the labor market as “stagnant.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

But it’s more complicated and far-reaching than that description might sound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Based on her description of the van, Greater Manchester Police officers found it the following day in Failsworth.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Today's standard cosmological framework builds on the Friedmann universe, a mathematical description in which space expands while matter remains evenly distributed across the cosmos at any given moment.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 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

Now, the flavour name itself has been called into question by a separate EU attempt to restrict how descriptions of meat are used to market food.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Amazon said advertisers adjust bids based on real-world performance, not descriptions of auction mechanics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The book’s useful descriptions of significant concepts in the treatment of mental illness include his discussion of anosognosia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

These descriptions refer to their orbital behavior rather than their temperatures.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

It contained comical descriptions of life in Witherslack, as well as a tasty-sounding recipe for Hungarian goulash that called for vast amounts of paprika.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood


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