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representation

[rep-ri-zen-tey-shuhn, -zuhn-] / ˌrɛp rɪ zɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -zən- /




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And this speech does feel like a representation of how angry he is that he has had all the successes in the world, both personally and professionally, and still can’t take the win.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

“When I first saw myself as a sculpture in the work, I thought about representation — how it matters and what that image will sow into the fabric of our youth.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

With more representation within Welsh language media, Mali said there was no reason for people to hold those attitudes.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

They found the representation of minorities rose less than one percentage point between 2005 and 2015, then by four times that amount from 2015 to 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It seems fair to say that Brunelleschi’s image aspires to exemplify what philosophers call a correspondence theory of truth, in which a statement or representation is true if it corresponds to external reality.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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