modelling
Britishnoun
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the act or an instance of making a model
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the practice or occupation of a person who models clothes
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a technique in psychotherapy in which the therapist encourages the patient to model his behaviour on his own
Example Sentences
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For one modelling contest idea, he said, "200,000 girls" would participate across dozens of cities over a period of nine months.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
"Paris, Milan, London -- the fashion industry is dominated by South Sudanese boys and girls at the moment," said Doris Sukeji, founder of the Jubalicious modelling agency in the capital Juba.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
All hope they can emulate the likes of Anyier Anei, who landed international modelling gigs and recently starred in French film "Coutures".
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
She says French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel visited her family home, to persuade her mother to let her go to a modelling contest in Ecuador.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
The jovilabe allowed the modelling of a highly complicated theoretical system without endless calculations or any loss of precision.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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