phraseology

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And we have already had senior figures on both sides talking about last-minute tweaks and that old favourite in the phraseology of EU negotiations: "Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed."

From BBC • May 18, 2025

Bono: I wish I had the courage and phraseology to say exactly that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023

“As Michelle points out, she’s 86, you know, and sometimes trying to get the right phraseology when we’re talking about issues, Michelle is like, ‘That’s like her trying to learn Spanish,’” he said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2022

In Brandstein, Kaufman and Samuels' capable hands, the documentary maintains a laser-like focus on love — "the word known to all men," in the phraseology of James Joyce, one of Lennon's literary idols.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2022

That romantic phraseology came from Robert R. Wilson, whose preference for solitude sprang from his childhood on the Wyoming range.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik