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representation

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




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“It’s protecting our water, our EMS, our roads. Also protecting our county by making sure that our county has adequate legal representation when sitting across the table and negotiating with companies like SpaceX.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

The researchers note that this lack of representation makes it more difficult to understand how dementia risk develops over time and to identify prevention strategies that may work effectively for everyone.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

On the other, there are Taliban demands – sanctions relief, unfreezing assets, diplomatic representation.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The contract expired July 31, affecting 90 nonprofit organizations and creating uncertainty for more than 24,000 unaccompanied minors across the U.S. who face losing legal representation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

In sports, the area in which I was most interested, there seemed to be a good representation of blacks.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

Antoni Gaudí’s Basilica Sagrada Família contains familiar components of that style: a Latin Cross layout, Gothic arches, cloisters, representations of saints and apostles, rose windows.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“Upon review of the parties’ submissions and counsel’s representations at the hearing, it does not appear that Defendants’ noncompliance is due to an inability to comply,” Frimpong said in her order.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The American institution of the sleepaway camp has inspired a genre of cinema, so it’s curious that it calls to mind so few representations in fiction.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Like the backrooms, one can find faithful representations of human behavior, and unfaithful representations.

From Salon Jun. 8, 2026

This was revisionist history, of course; the representations by the three scientists during their White House meeting the previous June were what had prompted Eisenhower to question publicly the wisdom of a test ban.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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