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display

[dih-spley] / dɪˈspleɪ /




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Display applies to intentionally conspicuous show: a great display of wealth. Show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts: a show of modesty. Ostentation is vain, ambitious, pretentious, or offensive display: tasteless and vulgar ostentation. Pomp suggests such a show of dignity and authority as characterizes a ceremony of state: The coronation was carried out with pomp and splendor.

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Some samples display conventional oscillations that are periodic in 1/B. Others show oscillations that are not periodic in 1/B. Still others produce signals that seem to have logarithmic periodicity in B.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

In an unprecedented display of extended parenting, the two white-tailed parents skipped a year's breeding season to continue to tend for their year-old offspring.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

It’s the one place where her otherwise robust public display of compliance falters.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

In neighbouring Nepal, authorities have given regular updates on the rising number of dead and display names of the missing, while national media show images of families openly grieving.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

The Greek government had made a public announcement calling for a concerted effort to locate and retrieve the artifacts of the ancient world so that they could be put on display.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

The recorded confessions, layered over one another until they become an unintelligible cacophony, represent just one piece of the 25 paintings, photographs and interactive displays in the exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Athletic, the largest dedicated nonalcoholic brewer in the U.S. by sales, displays its sub-0.5% alcohol by volume on its cans due to regulation, but Shufelt said the distinction is a nonissue for many customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

While Google Maps displays “Gulf of America” when in the map in the U.S.,

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

Gallium nitride, for example, is found in much of today's lighting technology, from LED bulbs to laptop displays.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

God could have made the universe in many different ways; he has arbitrarily chosen to make it as it is, and the order it displays is an order he has chosen to impose upon it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The treated mice showed substantial improvements in learning and displayed visible physical changes as well.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

The Commonwealth nations of New Zealand and Australia have displayed the King on their coins, though Australia has said it will not feature him on banknotes.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Macron is "very eager" to see the tapestry displayed "in optimal conditions", laid out flat at full length on a table, the French presidential official said.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Both names are displayed for the rest of the world.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

But cuneiform was found in museums, displayed in glass cases and preserved as something precious, not scratched into a steel slaughterhouse.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

A huge sign was erected Saturday on the shore of Lake Ontario, displaying that name with the words "Now and Always" in French and English.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Known for wearing a cowboy hat and displaying his military medals, Ravalomanana was viewed by protesters as a symbol of authoritarian power.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

That puts them at odds with Zillow, whose business model revolves around displaying for-sale and rental listings on the internet from the outset.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Nasa absorbed his ovation, then took his bench in the middle of the orchestra with a little monitor displaying the movie on his piano.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Now I drift over to the counter displaying boring shirtwaists: rows and rows of white blouses with every imaginable variation of button or no button, lace or pleating.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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