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Last month, leading Dutch dictionary Dikke van Dale said it would include a new term for the labia, "vulvalippen" - in its upcoming online addition - alongside the traditional term "schaamlippen".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Chief among them is the practice of naming each newborn by pointing to arandom word in the family dictionary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“And I’ve always said the most important word in any dictionary around the world is the word ‘freedom.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
McMahon relied on dictionary definitions, one of which describes DEI as “the idea that people have equal rights and treatment and be welcomed and included.”
From Slate ● May 14, 2026
The third was a dictionary of psychological terms edited by someone called Warren.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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The briefs walked through the same FAA-era dictionaries the court ultimately relied on.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
Middle age enrichment included income level at age 40, access to resources such as magazine subscriptions, dictionaries, and library cards, and how often participants visited places like museums or libraries.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026
The four books, which were immediately withdrawn from sale, are subject to a recall procedure and will be destroyed, Hachette said, promising a "thorough review of its textbooks, educational materials and dictionaries".
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Its editor at large Peter Sokolowski points out in an interview that the company sold 1.5 million physical dictionaries last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
As dictionaries will tell you, either form is right.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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