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pattern

[pat-ern, pat-n] / ˈpæt ərn, ˈpæt n /






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Where it really, deeply failed, like people, was assuming that cancer emotions follow a predictable pattern.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Moore’s version of “Battlestar” follows that pattern too.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Konkle also recalls feeling “semi-disliked” by her mother, a pattern they later identified as being tied into generational trauma.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

A small “shooting star” candlestick pattern formed last Friday shows “hesitancy” for the Australian dollar to rise further against its U.S. counterpart, the senior market analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The woman held it up, feeling the ribs of it, running one finger over the pattern.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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