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exemplify

[ig-zem-pluh-fahy] / ɪgˈzɛm pləˌfaɪ /


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"These investigations exemplify how Artemis and Moon Base are expanding the frontier of lunar exploration, advancing innovative technologies, deepening our understanding of the Moon's environment, and paving the way for future astronaut missions."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The irony, as the region stumbled into the ’80s, is that between its wealth and carefully cultivated isolation, Marin came to exemplify the ethos of conformist America: every man for himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

When Snap’s Specs ship this fall, they’ll be the most advanced glasses of their type, but they’ll also exemplify all of AR’s current shortcomings.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

All the denizens of Thoreau’s Cape Cod, from its scraggly scrub pine trees to its people, exemplify the humility that goes hand-in-hand with danger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Cahokia and the Maya, fire and maize: all exemplify the new view of indigenous impacts on the environment.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

According to Kieran no-one exemplifies this better than a young lad named Cali whom he met in Alabama.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

No one exemplifies this generous worldview better than Lotta, who turns out not to be the villain of May’s darkest imaginings but a complicated, compassionate and rather philosophical human being.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Wilder’s drama, in its bracing clarity, exemplifies the role of the artist as truth-teller.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

He’s on the board of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and received its David Rockefeller Award, given to an “individual from the business community who exemplifies enlightened generosity.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Technology’s course over the last 1,000 years in China, Europe, and possibly the Indian subcontinent exemplifies those net effects of high, moderate, and low connectedness, respectively.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

They were overpowering their opponents, exemplified by Tevaga being unstoppable from close to the posts for their third try.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

This is best exemplified by the predominance of Rockwell in the museum’s collection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

It’s all part of his “simple approach” to life, as exemplified in his so-called Patriot Games, conducted on Tuesday.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

The show grew so popular that it spawned a whole genre of smooth and sexy music, exemplified by artists like Anita Baker and Luther Vandross.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

This is the genuinely decisive technology of modern medicine, exemplified best by modern methods for immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, and the childhood virus diseases, and the contemporary use of antibiotics and chemotherapy for bacterial infections.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

The case has been widely criticised for exemplifying the erosion of freedom of expression in the city.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Microsoft’s stock is having its worst month since 2000, and it’s tracking toward one of its worst annual performances on record, exemplifying a broader rotation out of the “Magnificent Seven.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

My award supposedly resulted from a vote by teachers and fellow eighth-graders as the student exemplifying the medal’s virtues—a citizenship prize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

“Sgt. Durham embodied the highest traditions of the Marine Corps — exemplifying composure, intelligence, and selfless leadership,” Lt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2025

The relative lack of material goods has led some to regard these groups as exemplifying an ethic of living lightly on the land.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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