so-called
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A so-called Suezmax tanker, designed around the canal’s restrictions, can carry roughly 1 million barrels through it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Italian children have become some of the most overweight in Europe, despite the country being famous for the so-called Mediterranean diet.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
In February, Paramount offered Warner investors a sweetener, so-called “ticking fees,” to win the auction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Rising energy prices can give rise to so-called stagflation, a nightmare combination for central banks of stagnant growth and high inflation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
He thinks he doesn’t have to work hard because of his so-called genius-level IQ!
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Booked
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