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[voh-kab-yuh-ler-ee] / voʊˈkæb yəˌlɛr i /


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What has the medium got to give, with its vocabulary?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Apps can be fun and playful, and can help us maintain motivation, develop vocabulary and embed grammatical structures.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

“That tells you the ingredient has crossed over into the broader American flavor vocabulary, which is the moment trends stop being trends and start being staples,” Oved said.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

The obscurity condemned by Johnson derives in part from Shakespeare’s readiness to draw on vocabulary that would have struck even his contemporaries as bewilderingly nonstandard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Let’s hope his joints are stronger than his vocabulary.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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