lingua franca
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Luxe-maxxing influencers drink all this up, of course, as the lingua franca of social media influence is often wealth culture FOMO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Grunting may be the lingua franca of Bos grunniens, but they also harrumph, bellow and squeak, and calves occasionally meep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Lego’s effectiveness as a visual lingua franca must be both a point of pride for The Lego Group and, at times, its bane.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
His Russian has improved in prison, where it is a lingua franca among the inmates.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
The songs and sounds they’ve absorbed are part of western musical style, and are now part of the musical lingua franca or the music that is “normal” for them.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
