colloquially
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The review - colloquially known as the Atherton report after the lead, former MP Sarah Atherton - concluded that women were being "denied justice" by a "woefully inadequate" military complaints process.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was a bad week for “the ants,” as South Korea’s army of retail traders are known colloquially.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
While the term “hair loss” is colloquially used for many conditions, “hair loss” itself is not a diagnosis.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
But that setback never stopped the remaining humans from pursuing the dream of something we colloquially refer to as touching grass.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
Dr. Gibson-Gray developed the initial theories of spatial teleportation —then colloquially known as “time travel”—during her tenure as a quantum physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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