jargon
Example Sentences
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Kim Yo Jong, however, dismissed Chung's suggestion of talks as a "wild dream and unilateral jargon."
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
In a world where “high leverage” is the trendy jargon, maybe a closer is more of an anachronism than a necessity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
With other actors he was put through a medical boot camp for speed learning of medical techniques and jargon.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“In kind” is jargon for moving the actual shares into a taxable brokerage account rather than selling them inside the plan and transferring out the cash.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
As writers, then, we should try to get into our readers’ heads and be mindful of how easy it is to fall back on parochial jargon and private abstractions.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing jargon
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