linguist

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Recent Examples of linguist Whys technique would be to expand the training dataset with more diverse and contextually rich examples, implement rigorous evaluation metrics that compare against human experts and involve linguists throughout the development process. Mohammad Adnan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 For many forensic linguists, the case is a test of the legitimacy of their emerging field. Julia Webster Ayuso, The Dial, 21 Nov. 2024 Seiler is on the Southern California News Group editorial board and was a Russian linguist in the U.S. Army. John Seiler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 It was written by a retired linguist and paranormal hobbyist who skeptics felt played with the truth. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for linguist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguist
Noun
  • Veteran screenwriter and novelist Kazuki Nakashima penned the screenplay, with character designs by Takashi Okazaki and music by Yugo Kanno.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 13 June 2025
  • The reporter, who was also a novelist and film producer, visited her Maine property and drew a large crowd.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Dante is a masterful storyteller and unflinching in his recollections.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
  • Comedian, storyteller and public speaker Ali Siddiq is on the way to the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach with his In the Shadows tour stop on Dec. 20.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Lewis had always brought an essayist’s sensibility to the art of editing.
    Donovan Hohn June 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
  • Theatre, as every essayist turned performer discovers, depends less on elegance of expression than on character, context, and event.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The Texan outlaw John Wesley Hardin, on the other hand, was no fabulist.
    Paul Begala, New York Times, 31 May 2025
  • White worked for the infamous InfoWars media site run by fabulist Alex Jones.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025

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