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Herring is also more descriptive about sizing for dresses, tops and other items, noting if they tend to be oversize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

It’s time to look beyond the alphabet for something more descriptive.

From Barron's ● Dec. 4, 2025

Sparrows in particular will be most impacted by the new decision, in part because many species look alike, making more descriptive names challenging.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 7, 2023

Operating outside of academia, these groups are making the canon less prescriptive and more descriptive, a dynamic record of what people are actually reading and enjoying now.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

To describe the feelings under which I witnessed the devouring flames preying upon a national monument, which every man must look upon with admiration, requires a pen more descriptive than mine. 

From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by John Ashton



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