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But it does illustrate that the value of a good adviser extends beyond investment selection.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
Prosecutors also called to the stand Burke's former financial manager, Benjamin Greger, to illustrate his financial motive to protect his music career.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Mr. Alexander is enough of a practical politician to avoid such an analogy, but allow me to illustrate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
One of Duan's favorite classroom demonstrations helps illustrate the phenomenon.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
To illustrate this, Korn points to the Spanish flu pandemic.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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But as the bathroom example illustrates, those objectives differ in a crucial way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"That episode illustrates his decisiveness and strong ethical standards," political commentator Volodymyr Fesenko told AFP on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The film also shows Maddox and her father in a vicious argument inside her car that illustrates the fracturing of their once-close bond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
For Collins, Louise's experience illustrates a wider failure of enforcement.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Hiskey’s story illustrates just how hard it was for Soviet spies to get at American secrets.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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The recipes are interspersed with stories from Kwon’s childhood in the store and illustrated spreads devoted to ingredients such as seaweed and tofu, explaining their varieties, particular virtues and best uses.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
They are contained in this book, and illustrated with 250 color reproductions of art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Fery, ranked 114th in the world, illustrated that when he explicitly mouthed his surprise after beating Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in the last 16.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Physicist Erwin Schrödinger famously illustrated the mystery with his thought experiment involving a cat that is simultaneously alive and dead until observed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
“These bits of lace are fastened under the chin with a rosebud, so,” and Meg illustrated by putting on the bonnet and regarding him with an air of calm satisfaction that was irresistible.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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Most of these well-performing vehicles are larger products, illustrating the continued appeal of such vehicles in the United States.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
In the finale, the officers team up against the judges, illustrating the power of working together, like our family.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
The Campaign to Protect Rural England had a gorgeous carved wooden figure of Mother Nature, illustrating the theme of gardens at the edge of towns.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
The shot of the car hurtling off the cliff is one of cinema’s most enduring images, illustrating unbreakable friendship, victory and freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
I can tease out this 'secret’ natural relationship between a note and its higher self by illustrating the magic of musical pitch.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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