phrases
Example Sentences
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The 27-year old Brit, who previously studied mathematics, said many of his industry colleagues now use phrases like “crunchtime” and “endgame” to describe the trajectory toward self-improving models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
He suggests phrases such as "I can see you're worried" to make a child feel listened to.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The use of Q phrases by government agencies during wartime has excited online conspiracy theorists.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Later in the record, on “How Love’s Supposed to Go,” he begins the song with clipped phrases sprinkled with funky accents in another luxurious rhythm that almost sounds like a classic sample.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
More than a hundred years later Galileo still needed, when writing in Latin, to use convoluted phrases such as ‘unknown to all astronomers before me’ to convey it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
