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jargon

[jahr-guhn, -gon] / ˈdʒɑr gən, -gɒn /


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For many people, dealing with an insurance company can feel like navigating a black box of restrictions and jargon.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The bar is decorated with references to China's AI boom, with logos of the country's major labs on the walls and the menu full of jokes riffing on tech jargon.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Mulcahey and other doctors said AI can be helpful in some cases, including to help break down complex medical jargon into patient-friendly terminology.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

“A lot of the times, they didn’t have jokes in the script … because they didn’t know the jargon from the Black community.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

They had their own words for things, a jargon of obscure origin: for reasons even they had forgotten, they referred to butter as cheese; they called the grackles that perched in the treetops icklebirds.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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