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verbal

[vur-buhl] / ˈvɜr bəl /


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After weeks of verbal sparring, the U.S. announced that it was sending Rubio to Rome later this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Her arrival shifted the “center of verbal energy” to the liberal side, Feldman wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

A verbal warning was issued at the time.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“Frequent and strongly worded verbal interventions by the White House have unnerved futures-market participants,” said Johnston in a Thursday Substack newsletter.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

She concluded with one last verbal slap: “Faithful are the wounds of a Friend.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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