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[lek-si-kon, -kuhn] / ˈlɛk sɪˌkɒn, -kən /


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And with this description of parts of the Home Office in 2006, the then-Home Secretary John Reid minted a phrase that has lodged in the lexicon of British politics.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

On Friday, however, he made noise in a different sphere by placing an obscure financial term into the political lexicon: “Uninvestible.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

Dollar worries definitely dominated the headlines in 2025 with “de-dollarization” entering the mainstream lexicon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The term quickly spread beyond the ranks of the police officers who coined it, with “Black Friday” entering the lexicon in the early 1960s.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

I went back to my room and sat at my desk and opened my lexicon, but I didn’t look at it.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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