vox populi
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"It's become a kind of received wisdom among the vox populi that there's all sorts of bureaucratic waste in the government, and there really isn’t," Lofgren said.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2024
And although Hal Steinbrenner doesn’t listen to sports radio and devour the tabloids, he’s kept abreast of the vox populi by nephew Stephen Swindal Jr., assistant director of player development.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2019
And although Hal Steinbrenner doesn’t listen to sports radio and devour the tabloids, he’s kept abreast of the vox populi by nephew Stephen Swindal Jr., assistant director of player development.
From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2019
Fatiullah Qaisari, a member of the Afghan Parliament’s Defense Committee, said the insurgents were using such vox populi campaigns to improve their standing in case peace negotiations come to fruition.
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2018
While I am fascinated by the linguistic exuberance of the vox populi, I’d be the first to argue that having prescriptive rules is desirable, indeed indispensable, in many arenas of writing.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
