jargon
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The exterior’s focal points are the recessed areas—coves, in the jargon of early Corvettes—aft the front wheel arches, set off with J-shaped accents that reach across the doors’ shutline.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
The language used to describe snack tins is so flowery — and muddled by hyper-wellness jargon — it’s almost nonsensical.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Digging into the jargon on mortgage regulations and credit scores can be daunting.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
AI-driven tools like ChatGPT can now help analyze and interpret medical data and jargon from test results and studies, summarize outcomes, and help patients prepare for high-stakes conversations with their doctors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
They had their own words for things, a jargon of obscure origin: for reasons even they had forgotten, they referred to butter as cheese; they called the grackles that perched in the treetops icklebirds.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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