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so-called

[soh-kawld] / ˈsoʊˈkɔld /


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Founded in 2018, Abridge provides so-called ambient-listening tech, which tunes in to the exchanges between doctor and patient and then transcribes the conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

For companies like X Square, the logic of launching an imperfect service lies in data collection for so-called embodied artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Many forecasts suggest this could end up as a so-called "super" El Niño, and even be among the strongest ever recorded.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The market’s expectations for capital spending among so-called hyperscalers in 2027 are way too conservative.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

In the Second World War, the British assembled thousands of so-called interceptors—mostly women—whose job it was to tune in every day and night to the radio broadcasts of the various divisions of the German military.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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