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Decades before plastic became the default currency at the cash register and Venmo became a verb, pulling out a paper checkbook to pay for weekly groceries was a standard routine in American life.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

And hey, did you know that the word “raptor”—which is often used to describe birds of prey—comes from the Latin verb rapio, which means to plunder, rob, ravish, or abduct?

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

On economic development, Mr. Youngkin several times uses the verb “compete,” in the sense that Virginia must compete against other Southeastern states for capital investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

According to the etymonline site, as a verb, it originally meant to “ridicule; deceive with a fabrication.”

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025

The noun ‘competition’ first appears in English in 1579, the verb ‘compete’ in 1620.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Patterns of neural activity revealed that the brain could distinguish different parts of speech, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026

There are currently 184 verbs on the company’s official list.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Nouns and verbs occasionally do not match in tense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025

Gorsuch argues that Congress used present-tense verbs in one sliver of the ADA, which implies that Congress was only protecting people who were actively seeking or holding a job, not retirees.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2025

I’m working hard at French, cramming five irregular verbs into my head every day.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank