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wording

[wur-ding] / ˈwɜr dɪŋ /


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The wording of these disclaimers was all over the map.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

Dame Siobhan, sitting with Lord Justice Colton, backed defence submissions that the wording used wrongly imposed a higher threshold for establishing probability.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Opponents say the proposition’s vague wording could result in vital services being excluded from the list of program expenses permitted in the 90% of revenues, prompting clinics to cut programs to avoid financial penalties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Pacific forum culminates with a leaders' retreat on Thursday, during which officials are expecting to hammer out wording for a joint communique.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

And as we shall soon see, wording should never be varied when a writer is comparing or contrasting two things.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

That means avoiding “pointers,” wordings that could lead to multiple correct responses, and “traps,” such as referring to a creepy scientist from Gothic literature other than Victor Frankenstein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

After Business Insider ran its first article, reporting that in four cases her dissertation lifted wordings from other academics without using quotation marks, Oxman apologized.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 8, 2024

The two sides, however, interpreted the wordings differently.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2023

Ambiguous business interruption policy wordings led to a slew of court cases across the world in the past two years over whether or not the COVID-19 pandemic was covered by insurance.

From Reuters ● Apr. 8, 2022

If certain explanations of the symbolism seem familiar, it is only because all wordings of the ideas echo the artists' interpretations as given out by the press bureau.

From An Art-Lovers Guide to the Exposition by Sheldon Cheney




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