couched
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All of the War on Poverty, even if not couched in those terms —
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 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
Made by artists from the Royal Bureau of Painting, such images documented gatherings of high government officials and were couched in the visual language of earlier Chinese landscape painting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
LIV has couched the withdrawal of Saudi funding as an opportunity for "strategic evolution" and a "multi-partner investment model".
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
His request of Bobby was couched in cordial, nonpleading terms, but Bobby heartlessly never answered him, and Lombardy stepped in to do the job.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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