pattern
Example Sentences
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She saw beauty in wood, in pattern, in color, and helped us to see it too.
From Literature
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A worrisome trading pattern in the roughly $30 trillion Treasury market points to concerns about the economy and inflation.
Though timing these cycles has vexed many investors, there was a fairly familiar pattern of sales growing quickly, then shrinking.
From Barron's
The company lowered its fiscal-year outlook last month, stating at the time that weak consumer sentiment, heightened uncertainty and significant volatility were weighing on growth and affecting purchase patterns.
A detailed analysis revealed that the molting pattern was irregular rather than orderly.
From Science Daily
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