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[in-duh-vij-oo-uhl] / ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u əl /




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In linguistics, researchers describe individual words as categories called "types," while each appearance of a word in text is known as a "token."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

"What the regime wants is to intimidate, silence and frighten society through such pressure -- by arresting individual journalists, seizing media outlets, banning news coverage and blocking access to social media," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Revenue bonds are generally viewed as riskier than other types of government bonds, in part because they’re backed by the promise of revenue from a specific project — in this case, payment by individual borrowers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

"We all know they have the individual quality, but for whatever reason it's not clicking," said former England captain Steph Houghton.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Lillian and Elliot Eisman had been giving financial advice to individual investors on behalf of Oppenheimer since the early 1960s.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

These elevated responses were especially noticeable in individuals who eventually developed complicated Crohn's disease or disease affecting the ileum, the final section of the small intestine.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The spokesperson added: "We believe removing ancient Egyptian human remains from display is more respectful to the deceased individuals."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

His bank, Erebor Bank, received a national charter in February and is catering to startups and wealthy individuals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Australia said on Friday it had sanctioned two North Korean individuals and companies over the use of "fraudulent" IT workers and cybercrime to earn cash for the isolated nuclear-armed state.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

In the letter, Dasch informed Burger that he had indeed arrived safely, had contacted the right individuals, and was trying hard to do the right thing.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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