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A huge legal battle involving tens of billions of dollars in contested tax bills for major corporations centers on the interpretation of a two-word phrase, my colleague Richard Rubin reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

She says the phrase "black weirdo" captures both how she felt and how others viewed her involvement in the punk scene.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“And finally, the phrase ‘physically demanding’ is vague at best.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

This was an evocative turn of phrase from former L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

One of Dad’s signature speeches starts out with him criticizing the phrase roll with the punches.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Coroners are in the business of endings, putting a neat period on decades of damage with phrases like “cardiac arrest.”

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

What he does know is that more messages come through with phrases like “it’s not this, it’s that,” “these are the problems,” and “this is how it happens.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

A looming ice shelf in the background is surrounded by phrases including, “A Man. A Plan. A Meltdown,” and “Comedy equals tragedy plus time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Soon after TechCrunch reported on the concerns, Instinct updated its terms-of-service agreement to remove several of the phrases that raised eyebrows.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The crew immediately yelled several colorful phrases as they tried to prevent the PVC from messing up the newly poured concrete.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

When she was called upon, she gave perfect answers—whole paragraphs, precisely phrased.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Pochin later apologised for her remarks saying they were "phrased poorly", but maintained that many adverts were "unrepresentative of British society".

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

“Rather than focusing on the thoughtful responses of Ayo Edebiri, Julia Roberts, and Andrew Garfield, the discussion continues solely on how I should have phrased the question,” Polidoro wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

As I phrased it back when I first wrote about the dish, “The cheeses meld together to form the most delicious, frico-laced roasted and blistered fennel imaginable.”

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025

Tomorrow at noon in the Eolian: “lunch and talking and walking” as she had phrased it.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Tremblay said the pitch has to be "Canada has stuff that the world needs" - which is the exact phrasing Carney has opted for.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Government lawyers argued at a hearing before Cooper on Thursday that the phrasing would not constitute a renaming but rather recognition of Trump's efforts to renovate the building honoring president John F Kennedy.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Using the descriptive phrasing that was common then among older people, she said, “That is the prettiest little girl I have ever seen.”

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

At the end of the show, a stunning reading of “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” revealed the instinctive ease with which she can navigate the sweet, syncopated phrasing of Dominican merengue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

This phrasing of the question seemed to set off a series of weak and distant lights where the other had thrown a spark that failed.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison