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linguistic

[ling-gwis-tik] / lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪk /


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Finding “cross functional synergies” was, I always thought, the refuge of the insecure, a linguistic escape hatch to avoid responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

"In the face of huge linguistic diversity, it is intriguing to find that languages don't evolve at random," says Verkerk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

But the naming rule laid a linguistic minefield that has been a source of friction with food regulators around Europe ever since.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Sauer therefore engaged in his first bit of linguistic legerdemain, telling the court, “ ‘Allegiance’ is what jurisdiction means.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

An even more drastic linguistic upheaval must have swept over tropical Southeast Asia to the south of China—in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Peninsular Malaysia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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