parlance

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Each robotic animal comes in an edition of two, which have sold out, but the artist plans to hang onto a third version of each dog, called an artist’s proof in art-market parlance.

From The Wall Street Journal

The joint venture is what is known in accounting parlance as a variable interest entity, or VIE for short.

From The Wall Street Journal

To use the parlance of his press secretary, the gimmick is merely a “vehicular spherical globe.”

From Los Angeles Times

Call them a dynasty if you like — or, in today’s less charitable parlance, a “nepo family.”

From Los Angeles Times

In Amazon parlance, seasonal employees are referred to as “white badges,” while part- and full-time employees are “blue badges.”

From Los Angeles Times