couched
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Asked by CNN whether he would condemn the group and what they stand for, and whether he would urge President Donald Trump to do the same, Burgum couched his language carefully.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Instead, Mr. Pence gives the president his due wherever he deserves it, and the criticism that he offers—wherever it is due—is couched always in civil language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
LIV has couched the withdrawal of Saudi funding as an opportunity for "strategic evolution" and a "multi-partner investment model".
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
He couched the stunning breach of diplomatic norms as a necessity given sweeping U.S. security concerns in the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
It sounded to him like an insult couched in good English, which, of course, made it a double-insult—the insult itself, and the fact that Chacko thought he wouldn’t understand it.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
