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linguistic

[ling-gwis-tik] / lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪk /


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Accepting the majority’s linguistic premise did not require accepting its legal conclusion.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

In holding up a mirror to the healthcare system, showrunner R. Scott Gemmill also wanted to explore the linguistic diversity of its practitioners, allowing his actors of color to reconnect with their mother tongues.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The decision has fuelled anxiety among West Bengal's roughly 35 million Muslims, many of whom share linguistic and cultural ties with neighbouring Bangladesh.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The hedge-born man conceived in a hookup under the hawthorn bushes in 17th-century Britain was the direct linguistic ancestor of today’s naked short-sellers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

This peculiar blend is what Barthes was referring to when he described facts as linguistic yet claiming to be copies of the real.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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