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The dating test furnishes a neat illustration: three profiles—identical in every respect except astrological sign, all showing the same picture of a young man named “Michael”—were created on a popular Chinese dating app.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
A decided positivism—the painstaking naturalism of the pre-Darwinian life sciences, with their attention to the taxonomy, function and illustration of biological forms—made itself felt in his work habits and in his meticulous drawings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
For illustration, $1,900 is currently the average individual monthly Social Security payment.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
The latest week provides a good illustration: Tuesday saw shares turn in their best day in months, with the Dow gaining 1,125 points, or 2.49%, and the other indices roughly matching its performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
This man was another illustration of how fatal it was for mortals to try to emulate the gods.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Vocabulary of the Common Core
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Florida EOC Biology 1
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