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The most egregious error in the dot plot was in the summaries of December 2020 and March 2021, when the funds rate was zero.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The red dot disappeared from the map, only for another to pop up shorty after.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
In 2012 Mr. Bernanke added the dot plot of the future funds rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
They adjusted the black hole's mass and other properties, then compared the simulated brightness with JWST's measurements of the red dot.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Dad finishes his hot dog and pats his mouth with his napkin, wiping away the yellow dot.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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According to Ms. Hazrat, Aristophanes’ dots were “the first nonalphabetical marks devoted to unlocking sentence structure and therefore enabling the performance of text.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
If the interpretation is correct, the discovery could also help explain the mysterious "little red dots" that have appeared in nearly every deep space image taken by JWST.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Since history's most powerful telescope went online in 2022, it has been spotting many extremely bright cosmic objects dubbed "little red dots" in the early universe that have baffled scientists.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Maybe the only way to justify a magnetic attraction to wanting my bags, shoes and belts to be studded, spiky, pierced and heavy is by connecting the dots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
As Jake studied the bumps, he started seeing patterns in the dots.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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I studied the pastries while pretending not to listen: tea-infused buns knotted with candied citrus, laminated pastry layered with spiced cream cheese, craggy oat muffins dotted with boysenberry preserves.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Anchored by Clemson University and dotted with former mill towns, it carries a decidedly working-class history that is a world removed from the chummy capital of Columbia and the wealthy cities along the coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"We dotted every I, crossed every T, filled every document, attended every appointment. He was close to obtaining his legal status."
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
That’s probably overegging the pudding — I’d be surprised if that many attendees signed on the dotted line — but in the end, it’s a numbers game.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Alvarez had a clear view of the rocky coast, dotted with islands.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Throughout the day, fans crossed the grounds in bright Latin American soccer jerseys, the eye-catching complementary greens and reds of Mexico and the rich blue of El Salvador dotting the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Wales hit back almost immediately off line-out ball, Kelsey Jones finding Bethan Lewis before joining the back of the rolling maul and dotting down.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Few of Portugal’s many hill towns dotting the border with Spain can claim to be as unapologetically spare and atmospheric as Castelo Rodrigo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Almost all of Mandalay's flattened or toppled residential buildings have been cleared away, some of them already rebuilt and others remaining as fenced-off empty lots dotting the city.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
She had a few pimples dotting the sides of her cheeks near her ears.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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