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patterns

  • plural of pattern.
  • present tense form of pattern (3rd person singular).

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Flag patterns that follow a significant trend depict a short-term consolidation of that trend, and are often resolved in the same direction of the trend that followed them.

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

APOE4 neurons, meanwhile, displayed patterns of gene activity associated with Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Decades of success associated with certain behavior patterns must change, as must the incentives that support them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

They studied patterns in the songs - how each song shifted and changed through time.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

If I could knit to music like this, I think my patterns would be funky and chunky and full of life.

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