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verse

[vurs] / vɜrs /


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How else can you explain a verse that is 90% throat-clearing and preemptive dodges of the backlash he knows is coming?

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

It isn’t until the closing lines of his verse that Eminem turns to God and the brotherhood of man.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

On the second verse you can change the beat or the lyrics, and do anything you like.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Then he finished a verse and the next thing I know he's gone.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“We have to hurry,” my dad says when my mom finishes the short verse.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Sprinkled between the solemn piano chords, his signature requinto melodies punctuate the verses and make way for the singer to ease into a more relaxed vocal tone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

“The pro-slavery factions were picking on specific verses like ‘slaves obey your masters’ and saying, ‘Well, we’re clearly advancing the more biblical society because look, the Bible says exactly what we’re doing,’” Coffman said.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Unlike traditional posthumous albums that stitch together loose verses, “Prolific” was recorded and sequenced nearly two years before Hussle’s death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Mr. Ackroyd is admiring of Auden’s poetic accomplishment, from his recondite early work to the later, more conversational and religiously inspired verses that some critics have disliked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

And then he encouraged me to recite the opening verses of the Quran.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

There’s a lack of programs — we need more therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists and doctors who are versed in helping people who are deaf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

To critique any tool, though, you have to be well versed in it, says Daniel Zhao, chief economist at Glassdoor.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Duncan Wambugu, who is also a music professor well versed in copyright policy, was stunned by the dispute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Ukraine's success in drone warfare has attracted the attention of rich Gulf states that have been targeted with the same types of Iranian-designed drones that Ukraine is now well versed in countering.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Not fully versed on the workings of the reactor, he was concerned that the seawater could lead to another explosion.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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


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