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point out

verb

  1. tr, adverb to indicate or specify
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Identify or bring to notice, as in He pointed out the oldest buildings in the city , or She pointed out an error in our reasoning . [Late 1400s]
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In the face of such criticism, Israeli officials did point out that the country's current ambassador to the Vatican had offered his condolences in person.

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The American Enterprise Institute — no bastion of liberal thought — has bluntly pointed out the administration’s “formula” has “no foundation in either economic theory or trade law.”

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McClelland pointed out that the differences between human brains and artificial intelligence systems include how we learn.

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Mr Thompson was not worried when it was pointed out East West Rail was not expected to be completed until the 2030s - and Luton Airport's annual passenger target of 32 million was set for 2043.

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The statement from Newsom’s office pointed out that a Republican district attorney was in charge in Orange County when Ortega-Anguiano entered the plea agreement that led to his current prison sentence.

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