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


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Over the past decade, the concept of “buckets” has entered the investment-adviser lexicon.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Textualism requires courts to read words in their statutory setting, not as isolated entries in a lexicon.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

He made Danson’s Sam Malone and Long’s Diane Chambers part of our cultural lexicon by styling them as the ultimate will-they-or-won’t-they couple.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2026

Drawing on contemporary color standards and systems such as Munsell’s, he set out to do something deceptively difficult: translate the scientific lexicon into terms everyday readers could understand.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

He opened his lexicon and began to search for his place.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

If there is one impulse that unites Feinstein’s oeuvre, it is perhaps this desire to tap into shared lexicons.

From New York Times Jan. 27, 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

Groups of people form their own private lexicons because coded language is exclusive, exciting and defiant.

From The Guardian Apr. 8, 2016

Clement C. Moore was a professor in the General Theological Seminary, and while there compiled the first Greek and Hebrew lexicons ever published in this country.

From Literary New York Its Landmarks and Associations by Charles Hemstreet




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