so-called

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Founded in 1902, AAA is a nonprofit coalition of so-called motor clubs throughout the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Salazar is painful to anyone who cares about LGBTQ+ adolescents and has either survived so-called conversion therapy or learned about survivors’ experiences.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The fog of war has stoked a massive surge in the market’s so-called “fear gauge,” the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, over the past two months, taking it to levels normally associated with extreme volatility.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

When a so-called "risk-adjusted" backlog is totalled up for all NHS buildings in Wales - which focuses on major problems where safety could be at risk - the bill comes to more than £1bn.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Although not illegal, indulging in the so-called grandmaster draw—in which neither player strives to win but, rather, halves the point after a few inconsequential moves have been made—bordered on unprincipled behavior.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady