so-called
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Turner was appointed as a so-called commissioned lay worker at St Brendan's, but said his role was to act as a pastor for the east Belfast parish.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
As part of Nippon Steel’s agreement with the U.S. government, Trump also received a so-called “golden share” in U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Germany and France will continue to work on other aspects of the project, including the so-called “combat cloud,” an artificial-intelligence-powered system linking the future aircraft with swarms of drones and other weapons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Applicants for so-called golden visas in Europe may need to make nonrefundable investments of between $170,000 and $900,000 in projects deemed to be of national interest such as local company shares or one-off government contributions.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
But it was the Coast Guard that was best primed to detect so-called clandestine communication, or spy talk.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Vocabulary lists containing so-called
Booked
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We Are Displaced
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