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She said the phrase "leave no trace", cited in the code, had been associated with beauty spots "for so long" but was "just as relevant today".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Over the years, every time I would see an A&W sign, I would hear that old phrase in my head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Phair’s son, who is Gen Z, often says the phrase “it’s time to get the bag.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The phrase he uses is absorption premium, the financing term on one dollar of debt.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
How do you spot a phrase in a melody?
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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In her new translation, Wilson said she’s allowing herself more lines, longer words and the repetition of phrases, which is the same approach she used in her 2023 translation of “The Iliad.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The use of Q phrases by government agencies during wartime has excited online conspiracy theorists.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
For starters, “Victory” is his daughter’s name, but both phrases are also a direct nod to the late Nipsey Hussle, who had the same words etched on his face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Cole's vocal tics tend to include the names of her husband, her son or the family cat or random phrases such as "good night" during the day time.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
When phrases come in pairs like this, the first phrase is called the antecedent phrase, and the second is called the consequent phrase.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Pascal Confavreux, a ministry spokesman, phrased it more diplomatically: “We use irony and humor to deliver a punch and create deterrence by exposing the absurdity of the claims made by those who attack us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Pochin has apologised for her remarks, saying they were "phrased poorly" but maintained that many adverts were "unrepresentative of British society".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
“Rather than focusing on the thoughtful responses of Ayo Edebiri, Julia Roberts, and Andrew Garfield, the discussion continues solely on how I should have phrased the question,” Polidoro wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
As I phrased it back when I first wrote about the dish, “The cheeses meld together to form the most delicious, frico-laced roasted and blistered fennel imaginable.”
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025
These were carefully phrased to suggest, without saying so outright, that he and Edlefsen had achieved the resonance they had been seeking.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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At the end of the show, a stunning reading of “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” revealed the instinctive ease with which she can navigate the sweet, syncopated phrasing of Dominican merengue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A UK government spokesperson said: "We have previously acknowledged this phrasing and took immediate steps to ensure it was not replicated."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
His tenor saxophone’s tone grows more appealingly buttery with each passing year, yet his phrasing has lost none of its urgency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Patel’s style has been built around dark insinuation, and in this case his phrasing was official enough to seem consequential, yet vague enough to be exploited.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
There are so many examples of human misuse of the Earth that even phrasing this question chills me.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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