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illustrate

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




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Big-ticket durable-goods sales matter because they help illustrate how consumers are coping when they have a choice to spend or not.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Sometimes it is the details that best illustrate the broader canvas.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Key Hindu beliefs illustrate this idea: Hinduism holds that many paths access one underlying Truth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Two charts illustrate the opportunity and danger for investors who use leveraged ETFs as longer-term holdings.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

To illustrate these problems, consider the following typical example of an often quoted pre-Clovis claim.

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




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