language

"Virgin is my least favourite word in the English language," she tells an audience of hundreds at Latitude Festival, in Suffolk.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

It’s smack talk in sign language, and it always gets a chuckle out of coach Thomas Randolph.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

We “can read the language of DNA,” he grants, but “we cannot yet speak it, nor fully comprehend it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“The Odyssey,” in whatever format it is seen, is an epic adventure with emotional undertones beyond the original story and an existential message that resonates far more than its smattering of modern language.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

I’m early, since the English language arts teacher let us out five minutes before the bell rang.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

McNish could not find time to write poetry while studying modern and medieval languages at the University of Cambridge, where she stayed on to gain a masters in economics.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Projected on the rear wall were entries dubbed an Atlas of Extinctions, starting with Trilobites and moving from species through peoples, languages, religions, art works, and institutions in modern Gaza.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The spokesperson did not comment on whether it was specifically call-center employees whose roles were being eliminated, but highlighted the efficiency of its AI agent that provides roadside assistance in multiple languages around the clock.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

Using the subjunctive verb correctly in all languages can be tricky, but journalists mostly put it to use in contrary-to-fact statements.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

Here this little girl could read in two languages and I could barely read in one.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye