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[turm] / tɜrm /






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This is, to use a technical term, bananas.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

And if you want to be able to make changes to your living space over time and you plan to stay in the same location long term, buying can make sense.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Bruno Fernandes, central to all of this, is a strong passer when attacking in transition, finding runners ahead of him – a role in which he broke the Premier League assist record last term.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Are you familiar with the term “nepo baby”? No.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

There was nothing official about that date, just a chance remark by Mrs. Floor to the effect that six months was the usual prison term for ration-card offenders.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Running a business, either directly or indirectly, would breach the terms of Hall's bankruptcy order and constitute a criminal offence.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

The UK's ambition is seen as relatively modest in terms of continuous AI usage for the NHS, national security and financial services by 2030.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Start by thinking about tasks in terms of what can be reversed and at what cost.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The law also prohibited mortgage lenders and servicers from requiring borrowers to pay back any forbearance in a lump sum, but it otherwise did not specify repayment terms.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Why couldn’t she stay here longer, and on her own terms?

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Carney was asked Thursday about the prospect of Canada joining the EU and delivered what he termed a "non-answer," declining to rule out the idea or endorse it.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Within a few short months, he will be termed out of office and return to being a regular citizen, if not an average one.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

AHR was first identified because of its ability to detect environmental toxins and pollutants, termed xenobiotics.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

Investing in esports has been a part of the Kingdom's push to become a major player in global gaming - a strategy termed "pixelwashing" by website gamedeveloper.com, external.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

As regards the first question, an entire field of science, termed ethnobiology, studies peoples’ knowledge of the wild plants and animals in their environment.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

She's one of a growing number planning to take regular career breaks, or "grown-up gap years", which many are terming "mini retirement".

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Councilmember Bob Blumenfield is terming out in District 3, leaving the race to represent the southwestern San Fernando Valley open to a newcomer.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2026

With Councilmember Curren Price terming out in District 9, six candidates are vying to represent parts of downtown and South L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2026

M23 rebels blamed the government for the attack, terming it a "terrorist act".

From BBC Mar. 11, 2026

In fact, by terming it a 'problem', I perhaps overstate the matter.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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