phrase

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Sir Keir was using that phrase to describe both the general economic impact of the Iran conflict and the particular difficulties in getting the Strait of Hormuz open again.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In the legal battle now before the court, the key disputed phrase is “subject to the jurisdiction.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The Egyptian phrase “he who keeps alive” translates as “sculptor.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The phrase echoed the one I had spoken years earlier to a babbling toddler in a Baltimore church.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Dodos, as you know, are extinct; therefore, this rather gloomy phrase means that the thing being described is not merely dead.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood