parlance

Example Sentences

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In financial markets parlance, a “left tail” outcome refers to a major crash.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Once storage fills up—a condition known in industry parlance as “tank tops”—producers face the technically and politically costly reality of halting production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

In breeder parlance, miniature can apply to any pig under 300 pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

In the modern parlance, the majority are simply not having him.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

To Copernicus, his model was better than that of Ptolemy because it was, in modern parlance, more elegant.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin