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verbal

[vur-buhl] / ˈvɜr bəl /


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Earlier in the day, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reiterated a verbal warning to markets that the government stands ready to take appropriate action to defend the currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

A verbal altercation broke out in court between relatives and friends of Nowak and Digwa as he was sent down from the dock.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Chinese forces took measures such as verbal warnings and "electronic jamming" to force the vessel away, it added.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Albert Manifold was removed as BP chairman with immediate effect due to whistleblower reports of verbal abuse and mishandling information.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

We’re lucky that English, with its stretchy grammar and its giant grab bag of a vocabulary, gives us so much room for verbal play, if not anarchy.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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