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pattern

[pat-ern, pat-n] / ˈpæt ərn, ˈpæt n /






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Blood sample analysis also revealed an unexpected pattern involving Epstein-Barr and cytomegalovirus.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Many of the diet’s principles are surprisingly simple, which could explain its enduring popularity and effectiveness and why nutrition experts often describe it as an eating pattern rather than a diet.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

Seemiller, a professor and one of the leading researchers of Gen Z, sees the pattern as generationally predictable.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

El Nino, a natural climate pattern when sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean become unusually warm, tends to promote hurricane activity in the Pacific while suppressing it in the Atlantic.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

As she looked at the bricks in the wall, it dawned on her that they formed a pattern.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Following a record-breaking summer of extreme heat and prolonged dry weather, UK weather patterns are set to change.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

“Like many companies in our industry, we have experienced changes in customer purchasing patterns and production volumes,” Laura Bream, the company’s vice president of human resources, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

They use mashed-together databases to sense patterns and retrieve verbiage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Drioui said women's education and empowerment were key to changing traditional family patterns.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Conducting26 also depends on the meter of the piece; conductors use different conducting patterns for the different meters.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

The bathrooms exude charm thanks to their patterned wallpapers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Irvin played running back at Glen Hills High School in Augusta, Ga. He told Sports Collectors Daily in 2023 that he patterned his running style after O.J.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Movie theaters with patterned carpeting have been deemed liminal, as have fast-food restaurants, parking garages and malls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

A laser patterned active region draws a thin layer of seawater across the panel.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

She fits me in a patterned long-sleeved gown in black and white.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

"I've been fascinated for a long time by the camouflage and disruptive patterning of moth wings," she added.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

"Similar to how cephalopods coordinate body shape and skin patterning, the synthetic smart skin can simultaneously control what it looks like and how it deforms, all within a single, soft material," Sun said.

From Science Daily Feb. 6, 2026

The pictures’ flatly painted skin and two-dimensional patterning in textiles and wallpaper are set into shimmering visual motion.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2024

They are now working to improve component accuracy by optimizing the light patterning method and by incorporating material parameters into the printing process.

From Science Daily May 9, 2024

Musicians tend to have greater word memory and more complex neural brain patterning, as well as greater organizational and higher-order executive functioning.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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