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Any citizen who steps out of line risks the ire of an even dumber police force, riding around in cruisers that lift their design language from Ed Hardy clothing.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Many readers have told me that these passages made them laugh in recognition of our shared language of hostility mixed with cheer mixed with save-the-dates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Ukrainian language campaigners criticised him for putting the videos out in Russian, his first language, although he later translated them into Ukrainian.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
When actors understand what they’re saying, audiences tend to catch their characters’ drift while absorbing poetry that’s still at the root of the English language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Nereids follow their own laws, Christopher. They’re profoundly rational, but in the same way that the sea is rational. Much of their language, Nerish, has no translation at all into any human tongue.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
The Soweto Uprising was a protest by school children and students against black schools being ordered to teach in English and Afrikaans, languages mainly used by the country's white population.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Sometimes, those bios slightly vary in their syntax or have been translated into different languages, but they tend to remain consistent in details like song and city names.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
They can still be found on its pages in Chinese and other languages and on other Chinese vendors online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The multicultural song, with lyrics in both Korean and English, was an apt choice for Santos Bravos — between the five members, they speak and sing in three languages and represent several Latin cultures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Cecily had always been a whiz at languages; no doubt she could say “happy birthday” in at least four or five, although Penelope would have settled for one.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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