: 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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How other Idaho leaders have reacted to public land sale
U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, opposed the original wording of the provision alongside Crapo, speaking out for the first time last Friday in a statement to the Statesman.
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Alex Music, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
The wording of the notice suggests the collected data can be used much more broadly than past department data sets.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 24 June 2025
However, the wording on Google's statement suggests the company has submitted YouTube for Switch 2 to Nintendo.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
That wording would technically allow for the 60-day cease-fire to be extended indefinitely, scuppering Israeli hopes of returning to battle.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Alex Music, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
The wording of the notice suggests the collected data can be used much more broadly than past department data sets.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 24 June 2025
However, the wording on Google's statement suggests the company has submitted YouTube for Switch 2 to Nintendo.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
That wording would technically allow for the 60-day cease-fire to be extended indefinitely, scuppering Israeli hopes of returning to battle.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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“Wording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wording. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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wording
noun
word·ing
ˈwərd-iŋ 
: the way in which something is put into words
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