phraseology

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Former England captain Alan Shearer pointed to some of the phraseology that has come into the football lexicon around handball as he called for change.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

What if the different “officer” phraseology in the Constitution had different meanings?’”

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

“As Michelle points out, she’s 86, you know, and sometimes trying to get the right phraseology when we’re talking about issues, Michelle is like, ‘That’s like her trying to learn Spanish,’” he said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2022

In Brandstein, Kaufman and Samuels' capable hands, the documentary maintains a laser-like focus on love — "the word known to all men," in the phraseology of James Joyce, one of Lennon's literary idols.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2022

That romantic phraseology came from Robert R. Wilson, whose preference for solitude sprang from his childhood on the Wyoming range.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik