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parlance

[pahr-luhns] / ˈpɑr ləns /


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In Wall Street parlance, that means the deal is currently about 3.3 times oversubscribed.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

In Wall Street parlance, that means the deal is currently two times oversubscribed.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In the parlance of traditional genres, Andre’s 31-minute record would probably be shelved in the “Novelty” section.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 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

I use the term racial caste in this book the way it is used in common parlance to denote a stigmatized racial group locked into an inferior position by law and custom.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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