pattern
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In the chart above, you can see how the S&P 500 has rebounded quickly to resume its pattern of setting record highs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Today the film has found many admirers—a pattern that would shadow the director throughout his career.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A pattern emerges: The crowd suspects a problem, then Pangram validates the suspicion, stokes the mob, and sells the solution.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Alexandra Morris said there is a pattern of women living with the condition not believed and being dismissed at GP's and hospital appointments.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
My palm pattern pounds—not a burn, but more of an ache.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Vocabulary lists containing pattern
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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