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translation

[trans-ley-shuhn, tranz-] / trænsˈleɪ ʃən, trænz- /


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Set in 1930s Japan-controlled Taiwan, the book poses as a translation of a rediscovered Japanese travel memoir penned by fictional writer Aoyama Chizuko.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Elaborately framed as the translation of a rediscovered travel memoir, complete with fictional footnotes, many readers thought it was about a genuine historic text when the book was first published in 2020.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Documentation received before the hearing had "undergone a process of translation," he added.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Apple said in a statement that its release of what’s known as “Apple Intelligence” included a variety of AI-powered features such as live translation and writing tools.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Thus Descartes opted for the least common phrase available to him in French as a translation for lex naturae in order to give his phrase a precise reference to scientific laws, not moral ones.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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