represent

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There’s no satisfactory answer to that, although it’s fair to say that the papacies of Francis and Leo represent the first serious efforts to reckon with those more recent crimes.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Returning to the Champions League - five years after featuring for Liverpool in victories over Porto and AC Milan - would represent another important step in Morton's journey.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The U.S. president eventually backed down on his threats to take control of Greenland, but the dispute appeared to represent a turning point in his relations with Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Although only a small fraction of schizophrenia patients carry mutations in grin2a, the researchers suggest that dysfunction in this circuit may represent a shared mechanism underlying cognitive impairments in some patients.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“We need to be able to ask: What if these jumbled letters represent, say, ‘today’s weather report’?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin