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linguist

[ling-gwist] / ˈlɪŋ gwɪst /


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The foreign ministry said the family of linguist and researcher Dennis Coyle had written to the supreme leader of Afghanistan, asking that he be released and pardoned for Eid.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“There’s Communications Hill featuring a tower that’s part of the history of Silicon Valley,” the speech-recognition linguist said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Solares died in 1923 at 81, but left wax cylinder recordings of Chumash songs, stories and translations with linguist and Native American language ethnologist John Peabody Harrington.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

I'm a linguist who studies "word of mouth," or what people tell each other about their experiences.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

“But no, those words come from a poem written by the esteemed poet and linguist Master Lumumba. Do you know what they mean?”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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