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  1. In grammar, the words a, an, and the, which precede a noun or its modifier. The is the definite article; a and an are indefinite articles.

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Dressed in a layered outfit, Multani’s right wrist glinted with a Kara — an iron bracelet, known as one of five articles of Sikh faith — decorated with Punjabi language script and proudly visible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

This massive dataset contains more than 20 billion words from English-language news articles published in 20 countries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

So when Spero posts a time-series chart of hundreds of articles showing when a journalist’s output started sounding fishily like ChatGPT, I am inclined to believe it.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Other than a small number of articles naming specific asylum applicants, the websites are largely filled with plagiarised articles that have been copied from major news wires and genuine Bangladeshi media outlets.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Coal did just that, and a series of articles came up.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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