illustrative
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The race in New York’s Sixth District is an illustrative example.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
A set of questions on Medicare Advantage from Republican Rep. David Schweikert, of Arizona, was illustrative of bipartisan interest in curbing spending on the federal health benefits program operated by private insurers.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
The two are legally separate entities — but for illustrative purposes, a combined trust fund is figured to provide the actuarial status of the Social Security program as a whole.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
Liszt spearheaded a shift from orchestral to illustrative music, using this 1850 painting of Attila the Hun in battle as the basis for his symphonic poem Hunnenschlacht.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
