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https://www.mcloughlin.world/glossaries/ssa-lexicon/term/semantic-rewash/
Scope note: Pattern Theft in Polished Language
Taking raw, emotional, or grassroots language from lived experience and rewording it into palatable, institutional-sounding frameworks—often to remove its power or traceability.
https://www.mcloughlin.world/glossaries/ssa-lexicon/term/semantic-rewash/
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