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common speech

NOUN
household word
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District Judge Lewis Kaplan oversaw the Carroll case and ruled last year that Trump's actions met the definition of rape in common speech.

From Salon Dec. 14, 2024

In a part of the world where biblical language often finds its way into common speech, some people speak of the week’s events in passionate floods of verbiage.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2023

If you look at the way that choice occurs in common speech, both within the United States and in Ireland, it tends to co-occur with consumer things.

From Slate May 16, 2022

Word choice or grammatical issues could make Ms. Klobuchar especially furious, not only in prepared text but also in office meetings or common speech.

From New York Times Feb. 22, 2019

In the course of common speech, ’tis but a hesitation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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