via media
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of via media
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The women found out about their father’s death via media accounts, the website said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney however expressed dismay that he had only heard about the tanker being in the Scottish inlet of Moray Firth via media reports.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Online platforms would also be required to proactively detect and remove such material or face enforcement action via media regulator Ofcom.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
He said: “If we discuss any nuances related to the issue of exchange via media, no exchange will ever take place.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
In dealing with this subject, the via media is the safe one, and one cannot pass in one stride from Hengist and Horsa to the Reformation period.
From The Romance of Names by Ernest Weekley
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