jargon
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So instead she applied for loans, but she was "too embarrassed" to say that she didn't understand the financial jargon.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
He repeated the tests many times, altering the phrases to include words drawn from categories such as bodily references, film noir-style atmosphere and technical jargon.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
We asked him to answer a few—and teach us some dealer jargon along the way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The bot and the baby know nothing of the world it describes, besides a handful of overused jargon that, like anything, loses its meaning if repeated enough times.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
A failure to realize that my chunks may not be the same as your chunks can explain why we baffle our readers with so much shorthand, jargon, and alphabet soup.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing jargon
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