phrasing
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At the end of the show, a stunning reading of “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” revealed the instinctive ease with which she can navigate the sweet, syncopated phrasing of Dominican merengue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A UK government spokesperson said: "We have previously acknowledged this phrasing and took immediate steps to ensure it was not replicated."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Patel’s style has been built around dark insinuation, and in this case his phrasing was official enough to seem consequential, yet vague enough to be exploited.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Her account begins with a description of the Ithacan king as “a complicated man” who, in strikingly passive phrasing, “wandered and was lost.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Paris thought about the right phrasing before saying, “…most experienced.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
They captured the unique phrasings of drivers of the capital’s private minibuses — which once constituted a hefty fraction of Kyiv transport, but began to fade in the era of Uber — hawking their destinations.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
The version channeling comedian Jerry Seinfeld captured his signature phrasings.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
Inspired by Romeo and Juliet, Love Story is a "quill pen" song where "the words and phrasings are antiquated" like "a letter written by Emily Dickinson's great grandmother while sewing a lace curtain".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2022
Have you been leaning on any specific phrasings as you write listings right now?
From Slate ● May 26, 2020
In these instances, I believe that her actions speak even louder than whatever words she might have said, so I have filled in some cracks in the research with my own phrasings.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
