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verbal

[vur-buhl] / ˈvɜr bəl /


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Chinese forces took measures such as verbal warnings and "electronic jamming" to force the vessel away, it added.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Reports first emerged in the Spanish media on Wednesday that midfielders Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni had been involved in a heated verbal disagreement during training.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

After weeks of verbal sparring, the U.S. announced that it was sending Rubio to Rome later this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Her arrival shifted the “center of verbal energy” to the liberal side, Feldman wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

He found it maddeningly difficult to read people’s nonverbal signals; and their verbal signals he often took more literally than they meant them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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