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WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said it "gives new meaning to the phrase off the charts".

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

On the other side of macroeconomic spectrum, economists have characterized the US labor market by the phrase "low-hire, low-fire" -- stable, but with little chance for growth or movement for most people.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

He is perhaps the first teenager in history to utter the phrase, “I have very cool parents.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

“Thus, the concept of shipping diesel to the U.S. recalls the old phrase ‘carrying coals to Newcastle,’” McCullough wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

In fact, like questions that need answers, many phrases leave the listener with a strong expectation of hearing the next, "answering," phrase.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

I feel like back when I wrote “Slow Burn” and earlier stuff, I leaned more towards turning phrases on their head, and I love that style of writing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Stepping into the band’s lead guitarist role was Nick Johnston, a forceful presence delivering crisp musical phrases that could be fittingly elegant or snarling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

One of the phrases used is 'the first team pitch is only 300 metres away from the academy building in Kirkby, but the journey might take 10 years to get there'.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

But her daughters prefer Mandarin and can only exchange basic phrases with their grandmother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Melodies are often described as being made up of phrases.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

He stumbled into his fate by saying demeaning, insulting things that could have been phrased diplomatically.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

The Stueve brothers always defended raw milk, as brother Melvin Stueve phrased it, “the very best and safest milk there is.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 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

As none of the other adults seemed to share Dr. Thatcher's philosophy, the evening came to an early, uneasy end: "A premature death," as Dr. Thatcher phrased it.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

The latter phrasing is considered far weaker in the language of UN negotiations, where every word is closely scrutinised.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The language on the Bulletin’s About Us page displays markers of artificial intelligence such as generic mission statements, polished but repetitive phrasing and vague claims about journalistic standards with no details about the publication’s staff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

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

His saxophone’s tone grows more appealingly buttery with each passing year, yet his phrasing has lost none of its urgency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

For newborns and very young children, speaking a rhyme and wiggling toes connects sound to a pleasurable and intimate act, as well as introducing the idea of rhythm and phrasing to newborns and young children.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin