patterns

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While growth data alone cannot determine whether these animals belonged to different species, the unusual patterns make that possibility worthy of further investigation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

For Tuchel, clever and more aggressive defensive tactics are countered through specific patterns and planned solutions.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

In addition to deal hunting, it reflects a change in spending patterns since the pandemic: Some shoppers still fear that the most popular items will run out quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Rarely does the movie hit on any salient points that the series hasn’t already made, opting instead to repeat narrative patterns and jerk a few tears here and there.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

Those molecules in turn disturb other nearby molecules out of their normal patterns of random motion, so that the disturbance itself becomes a thing that moves through the air — a sound wave.

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