lexicon

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In the lexicon of English cricket, a review usually means a raft of sackings, a meaty document and blaming county cricket.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

I fear we need to read more to build a deeper lexicon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The term quickly spread beyond the ranks of the police officers who coined it, with “Black Friday” entering the lexicon in the early 1960s.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

Anthropologist Peter W. Wood wrote about the origin of the term in the aftermath of those events, underscoring why a century-old concept had reentered the lexicon at that particular moment.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

The lexicon that had been misplaced, for instance: had Henry stolen it, knowing I’d come back for it?

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt