as in languages
the way in which something is put into words
as per the standard verbiage of military reports, the assault was launched at "0700 hours"
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Yet across these differences runs a common insistence that poetry remains capable of bearing witness at precisely those moments when other languages fail.—
Alex Averbuch,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Also known for novels like Dracul and The Fourth Monkey, Barker’s books have been translated into two dozen languages, sold in more than 150 countries, and been optioned for both film and television.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
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The research also demonstrates that improvements in battery performance can be achieved by engineering nanoscale environments rather than by developing new electrolyte formulations.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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The cadence would be right, the vocabulary impeccable, the formulations reassuringly familiar.—
Walter Quattrociocchi,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
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The first three were post-dictions of inflation; the latter four were predictions that had not yet been observed when they were made.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Verbiages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbiages. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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