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“There has already been a sign for you in the two armies that met,” the verse said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Her singing, fallible yet strong, underscores the music’s essential humanity, and the shape of each verse is as unique as the grain of a given piece of wood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

“Time and Water” touches on the epic verse called rimurs, passed down via chanted song by Icelandic women, their descriptive, sorrowful tales like dispatches from previous ages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Dripping with sarcastic self-confidence, it has hooks within hooks, not to mention a guest verse from BTS star J-Hope.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

“Good. I reply, verse is 'made.' But the word 'make' is unsufficient for a true poem. 'Create' is unsufficient. All words are insufficient. Because of this. The poem exists before it is written.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

The subtler communication went both ways: Tehran’s allies were greeted with complimentary verses from the Quran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

As smooth as it sounds, the song’s arrangement is actually somewhat unorthodox, opening with the chorus, and its verses are sparse, the first simply repeating the phrase, “Just bees and things and flowers.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

During a feast where guests were expected to recite poetry, he reportedly became embarrassed because he did not know any songs or verses to perform.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026

Within the song’s verses, Kiedis gives shout-outs to other artists he admires, including Charlie Parker and Julia Butterfly Hill.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

When you are repeating large sections in more informally written music, you may simply find instructions in the music such as "to refrain," "to bridge," "to verses," etc.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

But by now, head coach Didier Deschamps has his players well versed in sang froid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Seniors are targeted by scammers, if only because they’re more likely to be at home if they’re retired and perhaps are not as well versed in technology as younger generations.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

It would need leaders well versed in politics, diplomacy, economics, and strategy.

From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2026

Chris is well versed in global investing and a die-hard fan of quality stocks, wherever they are traded.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

He was well versed in Wyrdmarks, but he’d never seen one like hers.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Many former assistants have risen in the Hollywood ranks, and credit Scott Rudin Productions with versing them in the ways of the industry.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2021

Deadpool 2 doesn’t have as many characters as Infinity War, but full enjoyment of it is even more conditional on a thorough versing in the source material.

From Slate ● May 17, 2018

Fighting, writing, digging, rigging, Hiving, wiving, nursing, versing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nixon himself held no illusions about re versing the 1960 decision,* planned to remain above the rumblings about crooked counts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Whoever’s versing him right now is a brave soul.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles