plural
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The tech industry’s letter urged policymakers to keep “the frontier plural by avoiding premature restrictions on open models that stifle competition or drive innovation overseas.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Then "grünen" indicates that the noun will be plural and green in color.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026
Antisemitism corrodes the civic foundations on which plural societies depend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
The new title’s plural refers to the author’s constant themes, which aren’t surprising.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025
Wittgenstein was surely doing both, and he deliberately moves back and forth between the first person singular and the first person plural to convey both views.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
"There were two guys who thought they were Jesus. So, you know, are we calling you Jesai? Do we use plurals? I can laugh about it now, but I didn't laugh at the time."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023
But it allows many plurals, past tenses and contractions.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2022
Irregular plurals may be annoying for language learners, but they’re fun to talk about!
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2019
It’s always dealing with plurals: Usher is writing about Usher; Usher is living and remembering and ideating, all at once; he never gets a chance to be still, to be just one person.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2019
There’s more about these two-edged words in the chapter on plurals, pages 21-24.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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