phrase
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Pascal Confavreux, a ministry spokesman, phrased it more diplomatically: “We use irony and humor to deliver a punch and create deterrence by exposing the absurdity of the claims made by those who attack us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
The Stueve brothers always defended raw milk, as brother Melvin Stueve phrased it, “the very best and safest milk there is.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Pochin has apologised for her remarks, saying they were "phrased poorly" but maintained that many adverts were "unrepresentative of British society".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
As I phrased it back when I first wrote about the dish, “The cheeses meld together to form the most delicious, frico-laced roasted and blistered fennel imaginable.”
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025
"But, Brother, didn't we decide that the appeal had been improperly phrased?" a brother interrupted.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
