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style

[stahyl] / staɪl /


NOUN
way of speaking, writing, expressing oneself
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WEAK
unstylishness




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To critics, the Reliance Group, founded in 1958 by family patriarch Dhirubhai Ambani, symbolizes a style of doing business overly dependent on government contacts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Hanawalt has never shied away from getting personal, but there’s no question that “I Can’t Stop” takes her disarming and revelatory style to a new level.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Ollie Robinson, who bowls a similar style, will surely have taken note as he prepares for England's tour of South Africa back home.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

My sense is that some Michigan voters appreciate El-Sayed’s confrontational rhetorical style, while others find it overly aggressive.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

“It wasn’t exactly Amanda’s style, but Macon wanted it for her. She wanted to make him happy.”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Generational labels are as alluring as love languages and learning styles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

But living close to family can come with unspoken expectations and occasional tension due to different parenting styles.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

In response Kundizeza wrote: "To suggest that a writer cannot write in different styles or genres, or improve his writing substantially after five or more years fundamentally misunderstands the craft of writing."

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Motion capture cameras recorded their movements in detail, allowing the researchers to analyze how different walking styles affected the knee.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Perhaps the oldest and most widely popular of these styles are the ones that join European and African musical traditions.

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

The bot ostensibly draws on technology from Google’s Gemini chatbot and Grok, Elon Musk’s A.I. assistant, and the administration unveiled it at a glitzy rollout styled to look like a Silicon Valley product launch.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

This fresh attempt to clarify his position is styled by Mr. Fukuyama as a memoir, but it is better seen as a series of meditations—the meditations, in truth, of a misunderstood man.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

She also launched a fashion line, established a "Church of Self-Obliteration" and styled herself the "High Priestess of Polka Dots" to officiate at a gay wedding.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Zendaya recently wore an enormous white winged creation from the label to the premiere of “The Odyssey,” styled by longtime collaborator Law Roach.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Each month, Keav would travel with Ma to a beauty salon to have her hair styled and her nails painted.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

It started with the Renault 5 E-Tech, which visually echoed the distinctive boxy styling of the original Renault 5, once an ever-present sight on French streets.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Haaland congratulated the doppelgangers styling their blond locks just like his.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Steffi Cao investigates a billionaire’s scruffy makeover, and explores why Silicon Valley’s power players are styling themselves to appear harmless.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

“They’re not a sales associate. They’re styling you.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The styling and drying process was extremely complicated—Mari wrapped individual strands of hair around the handle of a comb and then used a hairdryer with a diffuser attachment on each individual curl.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison


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