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pattern

[pat-ern, pat-n] / ˈpæt ərn, ˈpæt n /






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But the pandemic saw a shift in that pattern.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

That’s the pattern of every Social Security reform in living memory.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"For many cosmic-ray events taken together, their energy distribution, arrival-direction pattern and statistically inferred composition provide important clues about where these particles come from and how they are accelerated."

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

El Niño has a sister weather pattern called La Niña.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Our lives pretty much follow the same pattern over the next week.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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