- present participle of word.
wording
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Bailey says he and his team were careful to allow ministers to "save face", altering the wording of their proposal so the government didn't look like it had climbed down.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Licence argues that the wording of Alexander's letter closely reflects the political and religious language used against Honorius and his supporters during the conflict.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Assuming the Fed leaves rates unchanged as expected, traders will be on the lookout for a potentially stronger description of inflation risks and/or possible wording to signal conditional tightening," said Matt Weller at City Index.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
But its vague wording was ripe for misinterpretation.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
Parallel wording is a powerful trope, but after dying and being born, being here in my place and seeing the light of day, enough is enough.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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After Business Insider ran its first article, reporting that in four cases her dissertation lifted wordings from other academics without using quotation marks, Oxman apologized.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 8, 2024
The two sides, however, interpreted the wordings differently.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2023
Munich Re was looking to bring in new wordings on its direct cyber insurance products, Reinhart said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 8, 2022
One interview will lead to another, as I must see and contrast all the possible wordings and facials tics available.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2019
“Come, that’ll do,” said Bob impatiently; “drop all that eastern sugar wordings, my fine fellow, and look here!”
From Middy and Ensign by G. D. Rowlandson