so to speak
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"We're able to go around the edge. So, we've gone from a ring to understanding where on the ring the gemstones are, so to speak."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The only way the era of low hiring is going to end is if most or all other industries join the party, so to speak.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
“This is one of the most tragic environmental stories in our nation’s history, and to ‘end the story,’ so to speak, before it has a conclusion is inappropriate,” Gold said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
She arbitrates among the parties, first for outright dismissal and then for a more reasonable, so to speak, ransom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
He worked on the sly, off the books, so to speak, for the glass company on Lipowa Street.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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