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"The iron horse wants to run," a sign reads, alongside a phrase in English: "We want to be back on track."

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

China has a phrase for it: yi zu dai mai, or “rent instead of buy.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Each phrase, each breath is a new thought,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Shira Eisenberg, founder of an AI startup for early childhood, thinks the popularity of the phrase reflects a culture of bristling ambition stoked by the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Kochi would, in fact, use the phrase in his opening remarks at the meeting.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

For starters, “Victory” is his daughter’s name, but both phrases are also a direct nod to the late Nipsey Hussle, who had the same words etched on his face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Cole's vocal tics tend to include the names of her husband, her son or the family cat or random phrases such as "good night" during the day time.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Some posts use names or phrases with a similar pronunciation to the targeted official’s name, or simply post the official’s résumé.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The union said that despite repeated demands to improve workplace conditions -- including mounting protest phrases on trucks -- the company had "ultimately ignored partners' demands, instead unilaterally introducing even more burdensome promotional events".

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Of course, melodies don't always divide into clear, separated phrases.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

"We told you: keep your word or pay the price," is how Iran's lead negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf recently phrased it on social media, quoting the agreement.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Other countries have phrased it well: truth and reconciliation.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Pascal Confavreux, a ministry spokesman, phrased it more diplomatically: “We use irony and humor to deliver a punch and create deterrence by exposing the absurdity of the claims made by those who attack us.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

“Rather than focusing on the thoughtful responses of Ayo Edebiri, Julia Roberts, and Andrew Garfield, the discussion continues solely on how I should have phrased the question,” Polidoro wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

Even so carefully and anonymously phrased, she realized with a jolt who that coworker must be.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

A UK government spokesperson said: "We have previously acknowledged this phrasing and took immediate steps to ensure it was not replicated."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Her account begins with a description of the Ithacan king as “a complicated man” who, in strikingly passive phrasing, “wandered and was lost.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

This phrasing appears to reserve press conferences for big announcements — a change from the past few Fed chairs who spoke to reporters four and then eight times a year after monetary-policy decisions.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

Maalouf: For me, as a trumpet player, of course, the musical influence; space, phrasing, silence, we can talk about this for hours.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

For newborns and very young children, speaking a rhyme and wiggling toes connects sound to a pleasurable and intimate act, as well as introducing the idea of rhythm and phrasing to newborns and young children.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin