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Journalism, like writing of all kinds, is filled with the rhetorical flourish: things overstated, half-meant, or sometimes not meant at all.

From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2017

In the film, Venus and Serena sit for interviews, under a patio awning, saying their half-meant teenage-athlete phrases, as Richard sits beside them, grim-faced, gripping his thighs, controlling the narrative.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2012

In fact, would have been insulted to be given the traditional 21-gun salute of half-meant compliments, the fly-past of platitudes.

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2012