: 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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The new memorandum, whose wording is less forceful than that of its predecessor, arrives alongside an executive memorandum ordering federal agencies bring federal employees back into the office five days a week.
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In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results.
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Posts with nearly the exact wording have been repeated since this claim was posted online, via an , and in posts translated into French and Spanish.
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That decision sparked frustration from the Premier League and EFL that Leicester had been able to avoid sanctions over the question of jurisdiction due to the wording of the regulations.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 21 Jan. 2025
In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results.
—Dana Blanton, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Posts with nearly the exact wording have been repeated since this claim was posted online, via an , and in posts translated into French and Spanish.
—Tom Norton, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
That decision sparked frustration from the Premier League and EFL that Leicester had been able to avoid sanctions over the question of jurisdiction due to the wording of the regulations.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Wording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wording. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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wording
noun
word·ing
ˈwərd-iŋ 
: the way in which something is put into words
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