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have worded

  • present perfect
    of word.
    word
    noun
    a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes the one-word blackbird (primary stress on “black”, and secondary stress on “bird”) from black bird (primary stress on both words). Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.

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Wolff has said that some of his emails were embarrassing and he would have worded them differently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

“Could I have worded it a little better in the heat of the moment? Sure. But do I regret putting it out? Absolutely not,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025

But Cook suggested Brook, 25, may come to regret his remarks in years to come and believes he would have worded his post-match messaging differently.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

“No,” Holliday answered, “I could probably have worded that ... much better.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022

If I had I might have worded my apprehensions differently.

From The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life by Anna Katharine Green