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[rep-ri-zent] / ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛnt /




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A No 10 spokeswoman said Helm was "an individual who does not represent the government in any capacity".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Beyaz believes the discoveries represent only the "tip of the iceberg" when it comes to finding new ways to strengthen cancer immunotherapy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

He then led two unsuccessful congressional campaigns to represent his home state of North Carolina as a Republican.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Intocable are just such legends, and they truly represent the best of both Texas and Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Galileo had had the preface set in a different typeface from the rest of the book, clearly indicating that it did not represent his own views.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

No dichotomy better represents Berlant’s razor-sharp, thoroughly tasteful wit, which sits halfway between refined humorist and go-for-broke court jester.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Glori’s character also represents a refreshing departure from the way Latina women are often portrayed onscreen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Macquarie says production of 153,600 oz of gold in 1Q represents 22% of the midpoint of annual guidance. 1Q gold output was 5% below consensus expectations, although copper production beat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

This represents an area beyond the historical coverage of the satellite sensors, where direct measurements were unavailable.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Finally, each society on a continent represents one more opportunity to invent and adopt a technology, because societies vary greatly in their innovativeness for many separate reasons.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Samantha Thompson, who represented Armstrong and Spofforth, a businesswoman from the Chester area, said the pair "apologise to the claimant for the serious harm to his reputation and his distress".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

These problems compound when a model is working in a language that is less represented in A.I. training data.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

But that figure only represented only a fraction of what he was due over the remainder of his contract.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Anthropic told investors that quarterly revenue jumped 50% to $16.8 billion, but that represented a slower pace compared with the prior quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

One stack represented all the people who crossed the northern border out of Chattana province that day; the other stack was for all of the people who had come in.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

But the chair of the Least Developed Countries group representing the world's 44 poorest nations also signed the letter, as did ministers from small-island states and many emerging economies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Their search produced a list of 20 exceptionally large individuals representing 18 different species.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Lawrence, Beach, Allen & Choi, the law firm listed in court records as representing the Sheriff’s Department and Barraza, didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

In 1997, Donaldson became the MP for Lagan Valley, representing the UUP.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Like all alphabetic writing systems, English uses many logograms, such as numerals, $, %, and + : that is, arbitrary signs, not made up of phonetic elements, representing whole words.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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