But, absent such a surprise, we should get the normal V pattern.

FORBES: Anticipate the V

But a V-shaped pattern by one of the doors suggested that the fire had originated elsewhere.

NEWYORKER: Trial by Fire

Bear markets have been typically followed by bull markets in a V-shaped pattern.

FORBES: Anticipate the V

There was also a V-shaped pattern by the living-room doorway, far from where the fire had started on the couch.

NEWYORKER: Trial by Fire

For her experiment she studied the inheritance of three traits: a maroon coloured leaf marking, a white V-shaped leaf mark pattern, and the production of hydrogen cyanide in damaged leaves, which is thought to be a defence against predators.

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