so-called

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Around the same time, Jeffrey Ashe, an American sociologist, began studying so-called solidarity groups in El Salvador, where, similar to Grameen Bank’s early efforts, five borrowers collectively take out loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He also worries about persistent liabilities tied to cleaning up so-called forever chemicals, PFAS, which 3M once produced and have been found in water supplies. 3M has reserved billions of dollars for cleanup.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Open a so-called tradwife store and the tourists will come.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

And inspiration is easy to find in this piece of North America’s so-called “Galapagos,” where the Pacific sparkles in the background of any burn scar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Bep has offered to get us some fruit, at so-called bargain prices: grapes 2.50 guilders a pound, gooseberries 70 cents a pound, one peach 50 cents, melons 75 cents a pound.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank