phraseology
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Albuquerque in New Mexico is his base now - something his accent and phraseology sometimes betray - but Edinburgh will always be home.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
What if the different “officer” phraseology in the Constitution had different meanings?’”
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
“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
Adopting the phraseology of the neighborhood, he referred to his Brooklyn internship as going through Purgatory, when he wrote to his socially prominent fiancée in Boston.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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