illustrate
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Questions of identity, belonging and heritage have become increasingly prominent across Europe, and few international rivalries illustrate those themes more clearly than this one.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
The post is one of dozens reviewed by AFP that illustrate what conservationists call rampant illegal wildlife trafficking across social media platforms, particularly those belonging to Facebook parent company Meta.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
It was reproduced, placed in schoolrooms, used to illustrate history books, and utterly represents the spirit of 1776.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
A photo of a sand dune, in which she’s seated alongside Chowdhury as a toddler, helps illustrate her point that sand can flow like a liquid yet retain its shape like a solid.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Homer’s vigor and power of storytelling, the pretty fancies of Theocritus, the smart cynicism of Lucian, illustrate in their degree the course of Greek literature.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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