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On that view, the statute’s design reveals Congress’ objective every bit as clearly as any dictionary definition.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
“And I’ve always said the most important word in any dictionary around the world is the word ‘freedom.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
If you’re chronically online like me, you’ve probably come across a slang-suffix that’s become part of the lexicon despite not being formally added to a dictionary — yet.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
She said unique vocabulary can become part of your personal dictionary, an invisible file that logs your typing behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
We spelled each other down to the continual clang of the cowbell and wore the dictionary out, looking up meanings.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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In his opinion for the court, Gorsuch relied heavily on dictionaries and cases published around the time the FAA was enacted.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
Middle age enrichment included income level at age 40, access to resources such as magazine subscriptions, dictionaries, and library cards, and how often participants visited places like museums or libraries.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026
Such stature is perhaps what is lost with online dictionaries and what the new Collegiate hopes to regain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
The color namers at Pantone veer from the work of your Rolling Stones and Oxford dictionaries, taking in the year that was and forecasting the hue of the upcoming year.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
This is best experienced by looking them up, preferably in one of the dictionaries that provide all the roots back to the original, hypothetical fossil language of proto-Indo-European, and observing their behavior.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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