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orally

[awr-uh-lee] / ˈɔr ə li /
ADVERB
verbally
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The letter said the potential higher per share price was communicated orally to a Warner board member by a senior representative on behalf of Paramount.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

"Genistein is only weakly absorbed when taken orally," Wu said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

He said he alerted colleagues in writing and orally, then via an internal complaint platform in 2022.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

One part of the screener asks children to manipulate the sounds in a word orally, said Gorno-Tempini.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

He didn’t say anything as they took his temperature orally, even though he used to always make a big show of choking when my parents did it at home.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick