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simplism

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However, in Europe, simplification became deregulation wearing a more respectable suit.

— Ben Vanpeperstraete, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Her most recent collection was a step toward simplification, and became her most well-received of her four seasons at the brand.

— Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of simplification

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In September 2026 Huang and a few collaborators uploaded a proof that the historic equations represent a single case of a much grander geometrical theory.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
But there are many theories about why people are attracted to true crime, with serial killers being the stars of that world.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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Dog Day Afternoon has unique sympathy for its central characters, emphasizing their desperation and seemingly endless complexity without condescension or oversimplification.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
So, to call Tell Me Your Dream, the band’s first album since 2019’s In the Spirit World Now, a return to form would probably not be inaccurate, but would be too much of an oversimplification.

— Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversimplification

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But even there, the traditional duty-free proposition is being challenged.

— Kapila Ireland, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
The business launched online in 2009 as a direct-to-consumer proposition and the first stores didn’t open until nearly a decade later, on New Cavendish Street and Draycott Avenue in London.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of proposition

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Five years later the scientist published a hypothesis that went down in history as Kepler’s conjecture.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Their science fair projects – a bird feeder and a device producing the smoothest smoothies – were also crafted with AI assistance after developing their own hypotheses and plans.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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