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

However, he added it was "absolutely necessary" to discuss "certain specific points that need to be put in diplomatic language".

From BBC • Nov. 27, 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

"I gave him the third alternative in more diplomatic language," Mr. Plunkett wrote, "but he understood me, and we laughed over the idea."

From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius