plural
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Technical challenges have made some cities reluctant to recognize plural domestic partnerships, according to a paper Tweedy published last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 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
“Data is not the plural of anecdote,” as any statistician will tell you.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2025
If you want to avoid the masculine but hate the clunky his or her alternative, don’t resort to the plural.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
But when teaching an Italian Portuguese, is it better to teach adjectives before plurals?
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2021
What is it with people and animals and irregular plurals?
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
A similar phenomenon occurs when it comes to using the plurals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2016
The problem with adding s is that we get plurals and pos- sessives confused.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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