diplomatic language

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Even in the coded, diplomatic language of the IOC, Beckers' warning was unusually direct.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

There will be important commitments – diplomatic language at least – on energy, on migration, agriculture, on data sharing, the list goes on.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

U.S. officials had addressed the subject with cautious diplomatic language, using phrases like shared values and consensus building, in hopes of avoiding a backlash within Israel.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

When I asked Lindberg for his response to Little and Meng's paper he struck some of the same notes, couched in polite, diplomatic language:

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2023

And as for the other place—her ultimatum was hardly couched in diplomatic language, to say the least.

From The Extra Day by Blackwood, Algernon