prose
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In plain and punchy prose, he at times rebuked his fellow justices for not showing sufficient deference to the president.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
But his impenetrable prose -- used to avoid committing to any particular course -- and his confidence in unfettered markets and institutions to correct themselves frustrated critics, who believed the US economy needed stronger guardrails.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
The prose will be aimed less at the high-falutin readers of literary magazines and more at young people with an interest in the cultural zeitgeist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
He described Rowbottom as unusually fast, capable of producing polished prose at a speed he no longer tries to match.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Metadiscourse is not the only form of self-consciousness that bogs down professional prose.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing prose
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Literary Terms, Grade 6, Unit 1
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Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
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