verbal
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With verbal chops like those, who needs an articulate press secretary?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
According to the NHS, external, verbal dyspraxia is a speech disorder where the muscles have not been damaged, but the messages from the brain that tell the muscles what to do have been affected.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The firm expects to receive an additional $50 million to $100 million in verbal commitments from limited partners before the fund’s final close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
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
“She is withdrawn and rarely interacts with other students, even in activities that require no verbal communication.”
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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That was a great wicket because he was giving us a bit of verbals back.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
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
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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