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The so-called Big Freeze of winter 2009/2010 was, at the time, the coldest in three decades - and this coincided with an El Niño.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Wright said that the so-called SaaSpocalypse narratives never actually materialized in business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
All “risky” assets, meaning all stocks and corporate bonds, are priced in relation to this so-called risk-free rate, using a variety of calculations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The so-called baby Gabriel case began when McKenna West, a surrogate from Alaska, learned that the child she was carrying had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a serious congenital disease.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Velma, is this the hooligan who had access to your so-called elixir? More like the devil’s brew if you ask me. Is that the kind of thing you concoct in your chemistry class?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Vocabulary lists containing so-called
Booked
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The Losers Club
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We Are Displaced
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