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A mother’s screams of pain carry a woozy double meaning in a thematically saturated scene in the World War II drama “Amrum.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He simply defined it as a rhetorical device involving a double meaning.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

All these commutes take on double meaning for Jackson.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023

You’ll lose count over how many times “ill” is used with a double meaning.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023

My response was something as stiff and double meaning as “Yo voy por ventilarme,’’ or “I am going to air out.”

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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