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While the first public notice was Friday, school district leaders received word on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
"I think we conflate the way we colloquially use the word 'addicted' – like, 'I'm addicted to this show, and I'm binge-watching it' – and clinical addiction," he told a press briefing in Sydney.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
They were, in a word, exceptionally schooled figure drawings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
There is a specific word for medical “side effects” in Bengali, but the A.I. translated it as “harmful side.”
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
How was it possible that I’d never hear him ask me for a seven-letter word for something ever again, or what genus a particular species of bird falls under?
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Once again, he was typically economical with his words.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
In other words, investors are getting sick of projecting payoffs from investments in technology with uncertain, far-off returns — and they’re also tired of debating what that means in the here and now.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
In other words, the idea of aesthetic treatments isn’t so female-coded anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In other words, the military stuff that you’re seeing is a third-rate frontier AI technology being fully integrated into our Department of Defense.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Now that the seal has been broken, Maggie’s words start to tumble out.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Their strongly worded statement tells you everything you need to know about how upset they are.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
She responded with a sweetly worded request for $60.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Still, the way the ordinance is worded also prohibits teaching yoga for free, Pease pointed out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The way the current agreement is worded, either side can walk away easily.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
From Merle Tuve at the Carnegie Institution came a sharply worded warning to his boyhood friend “Ernie” about his tendency to jump to unwarranted conclusions before all the facts were in.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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The wording of these disclaimers was all over the map.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
The party's joint deputy leaders have been at odds over the subject, with Mothin Ali backing the move, and Rachel Millward describing the wording as "problematic".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Opponents say the proposition’s vague wording could result in vital services being excluded from the list of program expenses permitted in the 90% of revenues, prompting clinics to cut programs to avoid financial penalties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The wording of the request can make it sound less transactional if it is focused on the couple’s future together, Meier said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Fresh wording and concrete images force us to keep updating the virtual reality display in our minds.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 3
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