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It said that one of the pilots warned the other pilot multiple times about "the aircraft's excessive speed" but noted "there was not a consistent verbal response", even as an altitude alarm sounded.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
I know you said you gave him a verbal warning over Slack, but you need to offer more tailored guidance that puts your personal feelings aside.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
It revealed that Personalis had entertained multiple suitors, including a verbal proposal of $17 a share, before agreeing to the Tempus deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A 437-page report written by a panel of three judges in 2021 found that the state had shirked its duty to protect Caruana Galizia and subjected her to personal attacks and verbal abuse from politicians.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The psychologist Jonathan W. Schooler, who pioneered research on this effect, calls it verbal overshadowing.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Whether facing Caribbean bouncers or verbals from his old adversary Merv Hughes, he gave as good as he got.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
The tag-team verbals between Warne and Berry continued until Slater succumbed to the pressure by holing out at midwicket a few overs later.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2019
"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
Jones' verbals are quite enjoyable - up to a point.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2016
The last are purely English; and yet they correspond in form with such as come from Latin verbals in abilis.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
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