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Recent Examples of language The game eases you into this fictional language, though, slowly introducing new words that each add a new wrinkle to the puzzles. Andrew Webster, The Verge, 25 Jan. 2025 Lighting too forms a kind of architectural language, with track fixtures, uplights, and Ingo Maurer icons casting a calm collective glow. Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025 Some 240 people work there in various tech startups, AI incubators and food science labs, conducting research and business in at least 14 languages. Ann Abel, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Part of the reason behind that was to control for differences between morphologically rich languages, where a single word may correspond to multiple words in morphologically simple languages. Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for language 
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Noun
  • Their project for this week was to make Zoom presentations on music vocabulary.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • As sidekicks, Dreux and Alyssa share a value system, vocabulary and hearty appreciation for fun.
    Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Hardee’s has not provided public updates on its 2025 cage-free egg commitment, though sister brand Carl’s Jr. has already reached this goal in the U.S. Transparency extends from annual reports to labels on store shelves, where the proliferation of options and terminology can be daunting.
    Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Although the fires have brought devastation, Kimmel said, the last week has also been full of various lessons — including those on firefighting terminology and emergency responses.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Whose diction stays this grand, this ornamented, when they’ve been stripped of everything, perhaps even their sanity?
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Branagh’s diction is as precise as ever, but his character’s big speeches are emotional blanks—loud and fast, and seemingly triggered at random.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The watch is powered by the in-house caliber 115, a hand-wound movement that boasts a 10-day power reserve and a unique non-linear power reserve indicator shaped like a snake's tongue.
    Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Tiafoe attended the game with his girlfriend Ayan Broomfield, who posted a TikTok from the outing with video of the two couples posing together, and one of Swift playfully sticking out her tongue.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Suffice to say that considering the setting and the dialect, Eggers is promising another deep dive into a muddy, costumed and violent time period consistent with his oeuvre, which has earned him a loyal film following.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
  • In the interview, Jancsó said AI was used to tweak certain parts of the Hungarian dialect in the movie used by stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones—as well as in the creation of architectural drawings that appeared near the conclusion of the film.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The new memorandum, whose wording is less forceful than that of its predecessor, arrives alongside an executive memorandum ordering federal agencies bring federal employees back into the office five days a week.
    News Desk, Artforum, 21 Jan. 2025
  • In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results.
    Dana Blanton, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Maze Runner actor sloughs off Roman’s moody persona, replacing that twin’s abrasive bluntness and struggle with idioms with the other’s quick wit and seductive charm.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
  • For instance, the grammar and translation method has been modernized to help students grasp complex concepts like abstract words, idioms and metaphors.
    Geoffrey Alphonso, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ghosting, a slang term typically used in dating, is when someone abruptly ends all communication without informing the other person as to why.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Robinson called it the All Net Resort and Arena, using basketball slang for a shot so perfect the ball passes through the net without touching the rim.
    Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025

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