phrases
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Across these works, striking motifs recur—strange images and phrases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Then she adds short phrases: "Won't break. Can't Shake. Deep breaths…. Tight chest. Life. Death. Rewind."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
For starters, “Victory” is his daughter’s name, but both phrases are also a direct nod to the late Nipsey Hussle, who had the same words etched on his face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Gabriel Perez allegedly made more than $100,000 with bets placed on the prediction market Kalshi about specific words or phrases that would appear in the president's speeches, ABC News reported.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Francis Bacon, when he writes about experiments, uses the phrases ‘the inquisition of nature’ and ‘nature vexed’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
