: the act or manner of expressing in words : phraseology
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What's the exact wording of the agreement?
it's important to get the wording of this law precisely correct
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That decision sparked frustration from the Premier League and EFL that Leicester had been able to avoid sanctions over the question of jurisdiction due to the wording of the regulations.
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Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Both films use tomes of ancient lore to communicate this mythology, but the wording each movie uses is different.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
The wording originated from a Chinese version of the phrase, shāzhūpán, in which scammers were referring to victims as pigs who were being gradually fattened for slaughter.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
In addition, privacy advocates have also voiced concerns over the wording of the bill.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Both films use tomes of ancient lore to communicate this mythology, but the wording each movie uses is different.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
The wording originated from a Chinese version of the phrase, shāzhūpán, in which scammers were referring to victims as pigs who were being gradually fattened for slaughter.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
In addition, privacy advocates have also voiced concerns over the wording of the bill.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Wording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wording. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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wording
noun
word·ing
ˈwərd-iŋ 
: the way in which something is put into words
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