: the act or manner of expressing in words : phraseology
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What's the exact wording of the agreement?
it's important to get the wording of this law precisely correct
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Economists said the wording meant monetary policy, which involves influencing interest rates, was being relaxed for the first time since 2010.
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Juliana Liu, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
For others, however, these statements provoked further questions: was the ambiguity of wording in the regulations strategic and designed to allow authorities to ban the paquete in the future?
—Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made By History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Given this, the FBI’s precise wording is critical, with an emphasis on responsible encryption that has been mostly overlooked in reports.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady’s communications director, also helped, and the final wording was vetted by Edward N. Siskel, the White House counsel.
—Katie Rogers, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Juliana Liu, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
For others, however, these statements provoked further questions: was the ambiguity of wording in the regulations strategic and designed to allow authorities to ban the paquete in the future?
—Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made By History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Given this, the FBI’s precise wording is critical, with an emphasis on responsible encryption that has been mostly overlooked in reports.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady’s communications director, also helped, and the final wording was vetted by Edward N. Siskel, the White House counsel.
—Katie Rogers, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Wording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wording. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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wording
noun
word·ing
ˈwərd-iŋ 
: the way in which something is put into words
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