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illustrate

[il-uh-streyt, ih-luhs-treyt] / ˈɪl əˌstreɪt, ɪˈlʌs treɪt /




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“We’ve been really trying to illustrate that this tax incentive is not a burden on the state. It’s an investment.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

But both illustrate how valuable it has become for food companies to arrive earlier — to understand appetite not merely after a preference has been expressed, but while it is still taking shape.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

The point of the film was to illustrate that troops who don't directly fire weapons are still "under tremendous stress, high alertness and subject to exhaustion".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The concentration in sales among higher-income households — those making $150,000 a year or more — helps illustrate the emergence of what’s being called a K-shaped economy.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

“I made a second binding between the candle and a brazier to illustrate the Law of Conservation.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

It characterizes the lower court as engaging in “a string of speculation” about what the federal agencies might do when, and how that speculation illustrates that the state’s claims aren’t ripe for review.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

Instead, they propose that it illustrates one possible stage in the evolution of these compact red sources.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

It illustrates a key issue facing The Hundred after its first year since the private investment that has resulted in several rebranded teams - including Sunrisers, who took the place of the Northern Superchargers.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

For Barton, the red card illustrates something he believes the public still misunderstands: VAR does not eliminate the need for the referee to interpret the rules.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Cotton’s story illustrates, in many respects, the old adage “The more things change, the more they remain the same.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Then came illustrated guides purporting to explain how an anxious shopper might distinguish horse meat from cow meat by color, texture, fat and smell.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

The region's hardscrabble existence is perhaps best illustrated in Dollywood's full-size replica of the humble two-room log cabin where Parton grew up with her 11 brothers and sisters in Locust Ridge, outside Sevierville.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Inspired by the transient beauty of cherry blossoms, known in Japan as sakura — which is illustrated in their album cover, alongside a dark pegasus — much of the LP also hinges on melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

These efforts appear to have had little effect in calming markets, illustrated by this week’s sharp swings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The significance of that botanical wealth for humans is illustrated by the geographer Mark Blunder's studies of wild grass distributions.

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

The average tenure of a top-flight boss now stands at about 20 months, illustrating just how fleeting life in one of football's most demanding jobs can now be.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

That’s more than 3% of the country’s adult population, illustrating the feverish extent of stock market speculation and the danger of leverage.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Most of these well-performing vehicles are larger products, illustrating the continued appeal of such vehicles in the United States.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Michael Esser, a Los Angeles screenwriter, wrote in with a parallel story from before the AI era—one illustrating the historical asymmetries that AI is now scaling up.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

For instance, in English it’s not obvious how to draw a picture of the common syllable -tion, but we could instead draw a picture illustrating the verb shun, which has the same pronunciation.

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




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