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Textualism requires courts to read words in their statutory setting, not as isolated entries in a lexicon.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
If you’re chronically online like me, you’ve probably come across a slang-suffix that’s become part of the lexicon despite not being formally added to a dictionary — yet.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
May 8 Ms. Pat reminds me of one of my hilarious aunts, who would get a kick out of the fact that her nickname has entered the lexicon as a catch-all description: “Auntie.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
In the lexicon of English cricket, a review usually means a raft of sackings, a meaty document and blaming county cricket.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Jim and Ophelia had invented some of the lexicon, and the expressions had filtered into the PIH culture.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker and Fed Governors Christopher Waller and Philip Jefferson in recent weeks have introduced ‘skip’ and ‘skipping’ into Fed-watchers’ lexicons.
From Reuters ● Jun. 7, 2023
Because Rowling is a brilliant and beloved storyteller who is astonishingly good at entering lexicons, manipulating language and telling fantasy stories.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2023
All these different lexicons are talking and there’s a dialogue there.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
One project that has seen particular growth during the pandemic has been talking dictionaries, open-source lexicons that feature audio entries.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2020
“Yet think you there shall be lexicons needed to talk with King David or the Apostle Paul hereafter?”
From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Holt, Emily Sarah
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