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“This lexicon gives a humorous and precise overview of the most important words and phrases of politically correct newspeak,” the back cover of Klaus Rainer Röhl’s Politisch Korrekt von A bis Z from 1995 promises.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2025
Cospito, 55, is an Italian anarchist who has been on a hunger strike for more than 100 days to protest against being jailed under the strict "41 bis" isolation regime.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2023
He fluffs his chip up, which comes back towards bis feet.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2022
The outside of the house, at 5 bis Rue de Verneuil in Paris, is another story.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2016
The young men thanked him for his good wishes, returned bis bow, and departed.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
