jargon
Example Sentences
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“You can pick that up and make it into effective jargon fast because it’s related to the original idea. But it’s also not some weirdly intimidating word, right?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The bar is decorated with references to China's AI boom, with logos of the country's major labs on the walls and the menu full of jokes riffing on tech jargon.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
When Megg Gawat, a 32-year-old software engineer, got the results of his blood work last year, he was confused by some of the medical jargon and acronyms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
But I promise to be vulnerable with you about the hiccups, to celebrate the wins — and to always translate financial jargon into tips we can actually use.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
This time, however, we were in trouble, because I did not know enough of the crystallographic jargon.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing jargon
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