parlance
noun
par·lance
ˈpär-lən(t)s 
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In newspaper and wire service parlance, a dateline is the name of a place, typically written in capital letters and followed by an em dash, at the beginning of an article.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
In Israeli parlance, the prime minister is a freier—a sucker.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
Or, in more common parlance: That’s playoffs, baby.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
That is a clever parlance to reduce your anxiety on this heady matter.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
In Israeli parlance, the prime minister is a freier—a sucker.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
Or, in more common parlance: That’s playoffs, baby.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
That is a clever parlance to reduce your anxiety on this heady matter.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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“Parlance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parlance. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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parlance
noun
par·lance
ˈpär-lən(t)s
: manner of speech
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