idiomatic
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His posts on X in idiomatic American English have garnered wide attention and raised questions over who is actually writing them, given Ghalibaf is not known to be a fluent English speaker.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Conductor Corrado Rovaris led a sprightly, transparent performance, full of Rossinian sparkle and verve, and the solo musicians, particularly the flutist, were as vivid and idiomatic as the singers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
I was confident I was being scammed in some way but the idiomatic language and contextual knowledge of Westminster was unsettling.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024
“Signing is very idiomatic, it’s conveying concepts with your face and hands, so we ended up changing the script,” Barclay says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
She sank into the desk chair, thinking cheng yu — idiomatic sayings, the Chinese had a lot of them too.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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