verbal

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Many autistic people require additional time to process verbal information, particularly in stressful or overwhelming situations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The state is not targeting “speech as speech,” but a range of services that include verbal communication.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Japanese finance officials have stepped up verbal defense of the yen in recent days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The hearing started out with a verbal tussle between the committee chair, Republican Rand Paul, of Kentucky, and Mullin.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

In the verbal exchanges before the duel, there can be no question that Burr fired first.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis