spoken language

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Democrats also want to bar DHS officers from detaining people based on their ethnicity, spoken language, accent, or place of work.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

A new study suggests that the human brain understands spoken language through a stepwise process that closely resembles how advanced AI language models operate.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026

“It’s such a widely spoken language not only in America, but all over the world,” Keeho says pointing out they had someone on hand in the vocal booth to help with pronunciation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

Like most of those who live under the bridge, he speaks Hausa, the most widely spoken language in the north of Nigeria.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024

The sensei—or teacher—had conducted class in Japanese, and while she could keep up with the spoken language, she couldn’t keep up in the reading and writing.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata