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Recent Examples of disquisition Anyone who knew Heff, even a little, had heard his manic, often brilliant disquisitions on literature, film and hip-hop and had listened to him rhapsodize about fast cars, James Dean, jazz and the horror novels of Clive Barker. Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024 During a Tuesday pop-in at a Democratic campaign office in New Hampshire, Biden embarked on one of his customary rambling disquisitions. Noah Rothman, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024 But, like most legal work, his cases typically turned not on disquisitions about the vision of the Founders but on narrow, technical details. David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024 And in the same way that ageism against women was really a disquisition on femininity, the broad obsession with President Biden’s age speaks to our vision of masculinity. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for disquisition
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Noun
  • My firm offers a mobile legal helpline staffed by pro bono attorneys who can take client inquiries regardless of where they are physically located.
    Jeffrey D. Harvey, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
  • The finding opens a new route of inquiry that could lead to novel antidepressant treatments and help other ailments as well.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • During cross examination, Abrego Garcia’s attorneys raised questions about possible conflicts of interest.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
  • The canine revision follows genetic analysis and internal examinations conducted by an international research team.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • This skepticism has its own science-fiction tradition, in which space exploration follows the patterns of exploitation visible already on Earth.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 21 June 2025
  • Musk's space exploration company is working for Starship to be a fully reusable transportation system, meaning both the rocket and vehicle can return to earth for additional missions.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • For example, the UK’s mattress trade association reacted to the study by issuing guidance for its members.
    Arlene Blum, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Some powders contain aspartame or acesulfame potassium (also known as acesulfame K), which, one 2022 study suggested, may be linked to a greater cancer risk (although other studies have not found this).
    MISAKI KAWATSU, Vogue, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • This flight strategy might seem energetically costly, but constant flapping enables the geese to closely follow the contours of the terrain, taking advantage of wind patterns and potential drafting effects, according to research publish in Science.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
  • Over the course of several weekends, Piff and his research team crouched behind bushes at the intersection of Interstate 80 and Lincoln Highway in Berkeley, California.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025

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