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Example Sentences
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International students, so-called "visa hoppers" and backpackers will be targeted under stricter rules announced by Australia on Thursday in a bid to curb immigration.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Sales in the so-called control-group categories that feed into the formula for gross domestic product-rose rose by about 1.4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The rules for platforms would include a ban on addictive features, so-called endless scrolling, and push notifications while children sleep, as the bloc steps up efforts to protect minors online.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
They died in the so-called Winter War of 1939-40 against the Soviet Union.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Getting Lemoncello to cancel these so-called Olympic Games? Couldn’t have done it in an abler manner myself.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing so-called
Booked
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The Losers Club
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We Are Displaced
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