representation
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If you add someone on Instagram before actually getting to know them, you might get attached to a representation of their life that isn’t accurate.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
In particle physics, "phase space" is a multidimensional mathematical representation incorporating properties such as space, time, energy and momentum into a description of a particle system.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The legislation would strengthen their voice through representation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
He previously urged the UK government to provide "diplomatic representation" to bring his activist brother home.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
They were certain that this new literature had an important role to play in helping to shape the consciousness of a people lacking adequate literary representation.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Westminster City Council said councillors, on consideration of the application and the relevant representations, suspended the licence "in the interest of public safety".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Elsewhere representations of women cleave to gender stereotypes focusing on their roles in home and their clothing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Stereotypes of violent Northmen, sailing to slaughter and pillage, long dominated representations of the Viking Age, the period from around 750 to 1050 when Norse raiders and colonists spread throughout Europe and far beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"Impersonating a football manager and making false representations to players is completely unacceptable and has the potential to cause unnecessary disruption and reputational damage to players, managers and clubs."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
And yet it had been glossed over in my education, and in popular culture, representations of the war and its reasons seemed obscured.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Vocabulary lists containing representation
American History I
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The American Revolution - Introductory
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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