parlance

Example Sentences

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In financial markets parlance, a “left tail” outcome refers to a major crash.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

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

As details of the crash emerged in news reports, his heart sank: The plane was a Canadair Regional Jet, or CRJ in airline parlance, the same aircraft that Sam piloted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

In the modern parlance, the majority are simply not having him.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

In the parlance of economists, such a case is known as an information asymmetry.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt