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“It’s weird that something that we just threw off like that suddenly becomes part of the lexicon of our lives,” Reiner said on NPR’s “Fresh Air” in September.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

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

The term “work-life balance,” which entered the national lexicon in the late 1970s, surged in conversations again during the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Former England captain Alan Shearer pointed to some of the phraseology that has come into the football lexicon around handball as he called for change.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

It was like they were constantly speaking two different languages, each trying to convince the other in an alien lexicon.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon