jargon
Example Sentences
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But after working in marketing for more than two decades, I am ready to stand up for corporate jargon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Digging into the jargon on mortgage regulations and credit scores can be daunting.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
Mr. Bernard offers colorful descriptions of various classic pinball machines—such as Monaco, Gorgar and Harlem Globetrotters—and explains some of the jargon surrounding them: outlanes, drop targets, nudges and tilts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
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
There was some legal jargon, but I grasped this: She committed J.T. and Digger to the custody of juvenile services—to nine months in a forestry camp for juvenile offenders out in western Maryland.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
Vocabulary lists containing jargon
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