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lingo

[ling-goh] / ˈlɪŋ goʊ /


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“I know the lingo and how to communicate with them. And I think the reception to the story has been quite strong, in that it’s very differentiated to other quantum stories.”

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Your client base, meanwhile, is evergreen — or, to employ corporate lingo, “sticky.”

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

If the Labour Party is up the creek without a paddle after last week, to revert to Yank lingo, it also finds itself in an anomalous position.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

He's poured a metaphorical can of Australian beer over the novel by converting Tolstoy's prose into a lingo that wouldn't sound out of place in the popular Aussie sitcom Kath & Kim.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

I quickly started to pick up on their lingo and style, the swagger of my new teammates and neighborhood friends.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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