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so-called

[soh-kawld] / ˈsoʊˈkɔld /


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Turner was appointed as a so-called commissioned lay worker at St Brendan's, but said his role was to act as a pastor for the east Belfast parish.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

As part of Nippon Steel’s agreement with the U.S. government, Trump also received a so-called “golden share” in U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

However, the multiple has been expanding recently on confidence the demands of artificial-intelligence hardware will lead to a so-called ‘supercycle’.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Germany and France will continue to work on other aspects of the project, including the so-called “combat cloud,” an artificial-intelligence-powered system linking the future aircraft with swarms of drones and other weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Indeed, one of the most important thermodynamic laws—the so-called Stefan-Boltzmann equation—seems to tie the wiggles of molecules to the wiggles of light.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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