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phrase

verb as in express in words carefully

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"A lot of this conversation feels very different to people because the phrase AI is in it,"said Ms Gimbel, of the Budget Lab.

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Now he faces the merely gargantuan task of propelling his country out of “100 years of decadence,” to quote his own phrase.

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Two pianists weave together brief musical statements—crawling, low-end figures; chiming high notes; staggered phrases; wisps of possible melodies.

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

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In a social media post later on Saturday, Pochin said her comments "were phrased poorly and I unreservedly apologise for any offence caused, which was not my intention".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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