couched

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Mr. Berg’s argument dissolves upon separation from the western ideological vacuum in which it is so delicately couched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Although couched in science, the study originally started off as a passion project for Professor Sasaki.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

But those pleadings, often couched in apocalyptic tones, have fallen flat.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

The resulting document, released late last year, is something of a paradox—a list of ostensible directives that are couched in voluntary language, with nobody empowered to enforce them.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2024

Wart took up his position in the circle round the monster’s lair, and knelt down on one knee in the snow, with the handle of his spear couched on the ground, ready for emergencies.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White