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In interviews, he’ll sneak in a verbal jab at Roy, then finish the insult with a wry smirk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
That’s an unconvincing verbal shrug that a CBS correspondent called a “spectacular self-own.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
This seemingly bizarre choice soon comes to feel entirely natural, invoking associations with Ireland as a place of verbal, theatrical and musical creativity under duress from another power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Christian Wilson, from Bromsgrove, has verbal dyspraxia - a difficulty in placing muscles in the correct position to produce speech.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In the words of Sam Goldwyn: “A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” ought/ought to.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Mr O'Neill said his comments in a police interview "I threw a few verbals" were not threatening and would not encourage others to threaten.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
"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
Wagner was also delighted to confirm that would include some verbals.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2013
Participials and verbals employed as place-names may generally, as was before remarked, be referred to one or the other of the two preceding classes.
From The Composition of Indian Geographical Names Illustrated from the Algonkin Languages by J. Hammond (James Hammond) Trumbull
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