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The responsibilities of a language translator go behind simply converting a written text, word for word, from one language to another.
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
The Statesman obtained 11 of those affidavits, all of which were similar, some word for word.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Apr. 2024
Everybody singing the songs word for word is such a powerful moment and such a blessing to experience.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
The slightly older and more conservative wing of the party remains intent on implementing the Taliban’s mid-1990s credo, word for word.
—Saad Mohseni, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2022
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
The Statesman obtained 11 of those affidavits, all of which were similar, some word for word.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Apr. 2024
Everybody singing the songs word for word is such a powerful moment and such a blessing to experience.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
The slightly older and more conservative wing of the party remains intent on implementing the Taliban’s mid-1990s credo, word for word.
—Saad Mohseni, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2022
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“Word for word.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/word%20for%20word. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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