parlance
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Once storage fills up—a condition known in industry parlance as “tank tops”—producers face the technically and politically costly reality of halting production.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
A clue to how quickly options traders thought the latest volatility spike could dissipate was seen in VIX futures, which remained below the VIX over recent sessions, a condition known in trader parlance as backwardation.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026
Twila is, in Hollywood parlance, a “firecracker” — you know, the tough-talking dame who inevitably nurses a wounded heart.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
In the modern parlance, the majority are simply not having him.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
If they are brought to idleness too soon after running all-out—in old cowboy parlance, being “rid hard and put away wet”—their major muscle groups can seize up in an agonizing spasm called “tying up.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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