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Prosecutors had asked for a stiff sentence for what they termed a “massive fraud” that involved hundreds of thousands of victims.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

One commentator termed this stock melt-up the “bliss trade.”

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

The judgement as to how far a victim can also be termed an accomplice is nuanced, says Bridgette Carr, professor of clinical law at Michigan University, who has worked extensively with victims of human trafficking.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

While Rockefeller was the most spectacularly successful at monopoly building—what he gently termed “cooperation”—he was also part of a greater movement in American business toward rationalization and centralization.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Because of this, it’s unclear to me why a collection of intimate profiles or personal stories is so frequently termed a poll.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos