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noun

plural of chart

as in maps

an illustration of certain features of a geographical area a chart of that section of the coastline will show any possible hazards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of chart

as in describes

to give an oral or written account of in some detail the book charts the years between the two World Wars

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to work out the details of (something) in advance charted the entire campaign for governor before she even agreed to run

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Noun

Explore See latest videos, charts and news Performing as part of his 30-night residency at the New York venue, Styles paused to address the crowd before the tribute. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2026 Hugo noted that the album debuted at Number 10 on the Billboard charts and has generated millions of streams. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026 Anyone who’s had a game console and played Madden has arranged depth charts to their liking and made game-management decisions to feel like a head coach. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The Great British Baking Show (486 million minutes) returned to the charts a week after its latest season premiered. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 An artist and musician by trade, Hunt brought an outsider’s instinct to the architectural blueprint of Fashion Forward, perceiving early on that creative industries rarely exist in isolation outside of corporate org charts. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Starring Zhang Yi, Ma Li, and Chen Minghao alongside Karry Wang, Fan Chengcheng, and Chen Feiyu, the multi-decade narrative charts a veteran public security officer unraveling major historical cases based on real events. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 For learning experiences, Intelligent UI adds relevant images, charts, and diagrams to better explain the subject. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

Now those votes are being highlighted in campaign ads across the country, according to an Associated Press analysis of data from AdImpact, which charts media spending. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 The movie charts the evolution of OpenAI and dramatizes the tumultuous time when Altman was controversially fired and then rehired by the AI giant. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 But as the company charts its path forward, its plan to court subscribers might not put so much emphasis on big-name moviemakers. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026 Camille Fournier’s The Manager’s Path charts the climb into management; Will Larson’s Staff Engineer argues the IC track is real leadership. — Aditi Khullar, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Skate pairs that in 2016 went for between $80 and $900 are now $200 to $1,230, according to HockeySkates DB, a database that charts the prices from various companies. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Though inspired by a real-life case, Herzog charts his own path with this tale. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 The film charts the rise of the UK’s notorious tabloid newspaper The Sun in the 1970s under the editorship of Larry Lamb, after he was poached from the Daily Mirror in 1969 by then budding media mogul Rupert Murdoch. — Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 Writer-director Aung Phyoe’s enthralling, visually striking drama Fruit Gathering charts a homoerotic friendship between two young Burmese women. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

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Noun

On Sunday, a high of only 58 degrees is expected for Charlotte, with a low of 39, according to forecast maps.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
This method trumps standard approaches because traditional modelling only maps light as an average across the entire limb.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Whether Musk plans to build (or buy) another wireless network or pressure the incumbents to strike deals with SpaceX, the telecoms' oligopoly is looking shakier.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Paramount plans to upgrade the theater with state-of-the-art projection systems and in-seat food and drink service, Rick Caruso, whose company owns the Palisades Village shopping center where the Bay Theater is located, said in an interview.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of plans

Verb

Nouraei tells her patients and clients, however, that the safest way to start taking creatine would be incrementally, beginning with three grams daily for a week, then four, then to five.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
But for this initial step, Pierre tells mature patients to find a formula that’s gentle, non-irritating, and—if needed—able to remove makeup.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of tells

Verb

Hyperscalers are pouring billions into data centers, and Broadcom, which designs custom AI chips for them, has been one of the biggest beneficiaries.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
While Charles Zana’s interiors projects and designs whisper poetic refinement, he’s drawn to edgy works of postmodern art.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of designs

Verb

Analysts blame the falloff on Converse’s inability to innovate and its overreliance on the Chuck Taylor model, Fortune’s Phil Wahba reports.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Scheibenbogen reports that the kids who cut out social media entirely showed modest increases in mental well-being that started wearing off five weeks later.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of reports

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Starring Zhang Yi, Ma Li, and Chen Minghao alongside guest appearances by Karry Wang, Fan Chengcheng, and Chen Feiyu, the multi-decade drama chronicles an elite public security detective unravelling major criminal mysteries based on real cases.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
The series chronicles the rise of Norse raiders Erik Bloodaxe (Xavier Molyneux) and his wife Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (Jessica Madsen).

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

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