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diagram

[dahy-uh-gram] / ˈdaɪ əˌgræm /


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How much would actually have been paid back to Fifa as an "annual license payment" referred to in a flow diagram in the charts, but not quantified?

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

No known natural stars occupy that region of the H-R diagram.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

It is one thing to make a schematic diagram of social categories, and another thing to confront examples of them in the flesh; that is the tension that runs through “People.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

The diagram shows the basis of the 18% figure, as well as one showing 46% chunk of jobs will see less immediate change:

From MarketWatch Apr. 17, 2026

As he brought up the diagram of Roz’s body, his face tightened with worry.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

No need to untangle the complex hypocrisy here — it’s all laid out in arrows and diagrams.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

We also received an exhaustive tutorial in the history of taste and of restorations executed to respond to that taste, with helpful diagrams for each exhibited work indicating what was old and what was added.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

Over time, published diagrams came close to showing the true shape of the optic nerves but never captured it fully.

From Science Daily Nov. 19, 2025

One of the more eye-catching diagrams in Universal's planning documents shows a train line stretching from mainland Europe all the way to Bedford.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2025

When she. was a girl, my mother had dreamed of owning a flower shop, so she drew dozens of diagrams of how she might organize and display the flowers for the funeral.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

They’ve been so good that offenses have diagramed plans around them, assigning double-teams and going above and beyond to neutralize them.

From Seattle Times Nov. 2, 2023

The 15-1 vote favors the “North of C-ID” option, just diagramed this winter, underground near the corner of Fourth Avenue and James Street.

From Seattle Times Mar. 24, 2023

Watch Purdy take the snap, forget what’s supposed to happen or how a play was diagramed, keep your eyes on the overachieving quarterback, and just hold your breath.

From Washington Post Jan. 28, 2023

He was a coach with few rules, but players competed hard for him because he managed relationships as well as he diagramed plays.

From Washington Post Dec. 29, 2021

“We haven’t diagramed a single sentence all year. I’m getting worried about the College Boards.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

They diagrammed it for their BP sponsors as a big triangle beneath the rising line of future carbon emissions, what Socolow recalls describing as a “wedge,” cut up into equal-sized slices.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Later in the second, WSU diagrammed a rollout pass for Ward, whose receiver made Arbuckle look like a genius this time.

From Seattle Times Oct. 21, 2023

You already have diagrammed some of the Mark Twain excerpt and know how plots move along.

From Textbooks Dec. 21, 2021

Lehrer diagrammed the product at the very end of last April.

From Washington Times Apr. 18, 2021

He had diagrammed the wiring and the plumbing.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

Schmedding won’t be the only one diagraming plans to slow down that offense.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2023

Willis said he’s had no problem diagraming plays — whether it be Liberty’s offense or the plays taught to him during the session.

From Washington Times Mar. 2, 2022

Working with an illustrator, Rogen and Goldberg had completed what was in essence a digital flip book diagraming every scene in “Escape.”

From New York Times Apr. 20, 2021

But you could also write her legacy just by diagraming her coaching tree, and that version might be even more impressive.

From Washington Post May 25, 2017

Oh, I see," Cleo replied, somewhat satisfied at the diagraming, "and our vacation out at Bellaire is to be a cross between a wedding and a trip to Europe.

From The Girl Scouts at Bellaire Or Maid Mary's Awakening by Garis, Lilian

On the upside, kids no longer have to spend hours of their wild and precious lives diagramming sentences.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2025

It’s much more than an exercise in diagramming a sentence.

From Seattle Times Sep. 24, 2023

It was like he was diagramming the whole thing.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 23, 2022

Breaking through creative roadblocks can be challenging, but Isaac and Karen trade tricks, such as diagramming passages of your favorite writing and inventing weird rules to find a voice that fits your work.

From Slate Mar. 24, 2022

When Mrs. Baker asked if I'd like to partner with Meryl Lee on the sentence diagramming exercise in the afternoon, I told her I'd rather do it with Doug Swieteck.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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