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loquitur

American  
[loh-kwi-toor, lok-wi-ter] / ˈloʊ kwɪˌtʊər, ˈlɒk wɪ tər /
Latin.
  1. he speaks; she speaks.


loquitur British  
/ ˈlɒkwɪtə /
  1. Usually abbreviated to: loq.  he (or she) speaks: used, esp formerly, as a stage direction

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As lawyers put it, “res ipsa loquitur” — “the thing speaks for itself.”

From Los Angeles Times

Nevertheless, the concept of res ipsa loquitur applies here.

From Washington Post

There is a Latin phrase we use in the law called “res ipsa loquitur” which means “the thing speaks for itself.”

From Los Angeles Times

If you thought your party was good, then it was – res ipsa loquitur.

From Fox News

“Res ipsa loquitur. The thing speaks for itself,” she says, sitting before one of two working fireplaces in her book-lined living room.

From Washington Post