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verbal

[vur-buhl] / ˈvɜr bəl /


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Then we tumble into the realm of inspirational gurus and thought leaders, where breathwork and manifesting meet motivational speak, popping with familiar verbal kernels like “sparking joy” and “habit formation.”

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

There are those about unusual obsessions, like the Ford executive who kept score of colleagues’ verbal flubs, and odd jobs, like the hairy Utah men benefiting from a booming market for Jesus models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

At his Sept. 3 arraignment, Lawantara’s attorney Debra White said that, after a verbal altercation escalated, Voskanyan reached for her client’s neck, according to reporting from the California Post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

The summary noted the pilot's cautions about speed occurred "throughout the remainder of the recording" as did the inconsistent verbal response.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

In 1975, the average SAT score on the combined math and verbal sections at Permian was 963.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Whether facing Caribbean bouncers or verbals from his old adversary Merv Hughes, he gave as good as he got.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

"He addresses me and Tweets me quite often and I was just in the frame of mind where I thought me and Klitschko don't have much verbals, so let me respond to Fury."

From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2017

He had some help, two stumpings were missed by Matt Prior, who was also involved in some verbals with the left-hander.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2013

His many readers could then expect the spread of verbals, as he traced the four-letter noun to the leather, sphere, orange, orb, globe, pill, pigskin, bladder, "thing".

From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2013

Is there any difference in the proportion of verbs and verbals?

From English: Composition and Literature by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster




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