couched
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The Asian Football Confederation couched its condemnation of Infantino - and, make no mistake, it is livid - in creative terms.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
But most of these intellectual flights are cleverly couched in the jowly mundanities of bulldog existence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Asked by CNN whether he would condemn the group and what they stand for, and whether he would urge President Donald Trump to do the same, Burgum couched his language carefully.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
He couched the stunning breach of diplomatic norms as a necessity given sweeping U.S. security concerns in the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
He made allowances for that, and couched his questions cleverly Innocuously.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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