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[trans-leyt, tranz-, trans-leyt, tranz-] / trænsˈleɪt, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪt, ˈtrænz- /




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Officials here say they are sensitive to their neighbors’ worries but this has yet to translate into a new approach.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Just a few miles from the Hollywood stairwell where we’re sitting, Kelela will translate her genre-flexing record for the stage at the Wiltern during two back-to-back shows on Sept. 21 and 22.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Based on bitcoin’s price history, a 1% portfolio position adds about 2% to total risk, but it scales higher — a 4% position translate to 14% risk.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

They have served as "a buffer that absorbs bad years so that a single drought or a single dry season does not translate directly into a water crisis", she told reporters.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Insensitive to this change of meaning, scholars frequently translate the word experimentum in Latin texts as ‘experiment’, thus often giving a totally false impression of its meaning, which is commonly ‘experience’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Economists say that higher global energy prices - if sustained - usually lead to even higher prices for households and weaker economic growth, which translates into lower incomes and wages for people.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Based on the current average Social Security benefit, that translates to a reduction of $459 per month.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

That translates into belonging in different spaces where I could have been uncomfortable in before, so it’s a great time to inhabit these characters.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

In each case that translates into higher rates throughout the financial system, since banks will demand higher returns for all sorts of lending compared to these risk-free benchmarks.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

We all look at each other, confused, until Angela translates.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

The wildly imaginative “Bunny,” often described on TikTok as a “fever dream,” has been translated into 17 different languages.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Even as the research has accumulated, that hasn’t translated to more people receiving the vaccine.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

That’s translated into higher fuel and grocery costs for consumers, such as meat, poultry, eggs and dairy, which increased slightly, from 0.1% to 0.3%.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Study materials were translated and adjusted for local communities, and extra assistance was provided to people with limited experience using digital technology.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

The book Aristotle is holding is his Metaphysics; the text, translated, reads: ‘A sign of those who know is that they can teach.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Analysts believe this shift reduces the risk of a gas price spike translating into electricity bill hikes as severe as those seen in 2022, although costs are still expected to rise.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

By coding interactions between couples and translating those exchanges into graphs, his work demonstrated that mathematical models could help predict relationship outcomes.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

Now let me take a stab at translating what it found:

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

He had been a tailor in Afghanistan, but also worked with military personnel, translating his native Farsi alongside Dari, Pashto, Urdu and Arabic.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

To tell the interviewer that I knew the woman was lying seemed worse than translating what the woman said as accurately as I could and letting the interviewer figure it out.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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