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had to read Dante's Divine Comedy in translation since I don't know Italian
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Recent Examples of translations
Both fables and translations are forms of constrained writing.
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Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
This bundle includes the Copilot AI add-on at a slight discount (normally $50 per person per month), which enables triage features, intelligent suggestions, summaries, transcriptions, translations, and more.
—John Brandon, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
The creatives focused on being true to the concepts and emotion of the songs rather than direct translations of the lyrics.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
In addition to Sakura by Kanako Nishi, her other translations and co-translations include works by Osamu Dazai, Shiori Ito, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, and Kaoru Takamura, among others.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
In 2022, Iranian-American poet, performance artist and singer Haleh Liza Gafori offered the first volume of a corrective, in the form of fresh Rumi translations that are at once accessible, deeply contemplative and immediate.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
But Asghar says wearable gadgets can potentially handle some tasks more efficiently than a phone, like instant translations during a conversation.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
The hashtag がんばれパンチ remains active and is the easiest way to find fan content, translations and new clips.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Among the initiatives are a new online reservation system, to lessen the oftentimes hourslong wait to get into the basilica, and simultaneous translations for Masses in up to 60 languages.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
This bundle includes the Copilot AI add-on at a slight discount (normally $50 per person per month), which enables triage features, intelligent suggestions, summaries, transcriptions, translations, and more.
—John Brandon, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
The creatives focused on being true to the concepts and emotion of the songs rather than direct translations of the lyrics.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
In addition to Sakura by Kanako Nishi, her other translations and co-translations include works by Osamu Dazai, Shiori Ito, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, and Kaoru Takamura, among others.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
In 2022, Iranian-American poet, performance artist and singer Haleh Liza Gafori offered the first volume of a corrective, in the form of fresh Rumi translations that are at once accessible, deeply contemplative and immediate.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
But Asghar says wearable gadgets can potentially handle some tasks more efficiently than a phone, like instant translations during a conversation.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
The hashtag がんばれパンチ remains active and is the easiest way to find fan content, translations and new clips.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Among the initiatives are a new online reservation system, to lessen the oftentimes hourslong wait to get into the basilica, and simultaneous translations for Masses in up to 60 languages.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for translations
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Along with tracking data, the CDC provides detailed summaries on its website for diagnosing measles.—
Andrew Jones,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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According to the filings, two DOGE employees sourced short summaries of the projects they had been instructed to evaluate—which included a documentary about slave labor during the Holocaust and a documentary about the Colfax Massacre—from the internet.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some of the suspects try to minimize their actions with euphemisms or paraphrases; others do so with explanations that the prosecutors find utterly implausible.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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Nor is the sheer weight of restatements in Barcelona’s most recent sets of accounts.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Legally require advance public notice, impact estimates and historical restatements when definitions or calculations change.—
Brent Dykes,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Translations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translations. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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