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[dih-tayl, dee-tayl, dih-tayl, dee-tayl] / dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪl, dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪl /






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A recent study on financial caregiving by financial firm Edward Jones broke down tasks of a financial caregiver in more detail, tallying it at an average of 109 hours per month.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Analysts have occasionally complained about a lack of detail from the bank and sent the stock down when the bank’s expense forecast has been higher than expected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

That processing power enabled the researchers to simulate an exceptionally large region of the early universe without sacrificing the fine detail needed to investigate individual galaxies and other important structures.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

The report will look in closer detail at how hosting the games could work.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The security detail smirked at one another, and then the guard closest to me stepped forward, disappearing just as seamlessly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Trian declined to offer additional details on the costs of a turnaround.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

It allows Indigenous leaders to discuss the location and details of sensitive information — such as burial sites — confidentially, before draft environmental reviews are published.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Despite their familiar appearance, scientists are still uncovering surprising details about their biology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

A new Labor Department regulation will require pharmacy-benefit managers to disclose to employers details about payments from drug companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

All were met with walls of capslock screaming and demands to know all the details.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The move builds on earlier plans detailed by Leiters that include divesting noncore assets, investing in new gas-powered and hybrid models, focusing on profits over sales volume and reducing the number of model variants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Two intrepid teens head into the unknown on an absorbing, densely detailed rescue mission — not for the especially young — that stuns at every turn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The normally annual Plenums are highly secretive, but a summary of decisions and a more detailed document will be made public after.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

If researchers can isolate the chemical responsible, they may gain a useful tool for investigating the brain circuits and processes that create these unusually detailed visual experiences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

He loved reading about forests and jungles, intensely studying the sketches and detailed information about wildlife—monkeys, vampire bats, lions, cheetahs, and bears, to name a few.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

In addition to detailing his love of shopping, he got very specific.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Ball devoted entire sections of the memo to detailing the lawmakers’ conduct.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

PSA sent a letter to affected cards owners, detailing the steps taken to make the owners whole.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The message from 1809 -- detailing French and allied troops' positions in two dozen lines of symbols, numbers and letters -- had lain ignored in an online academic archive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

He offered to take charge of the matter, as it please the king, and went from that to speak of how he had strengthened the port's defenses, detailing the cost of every improvement.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin


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