See TACOる on Wiktionary
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"roman": "Shōgekiteki na seisaku o hyōmei shita ato, shijō no mōhanpatsu de sugu ni tori sageru Toranpu-shi no kōi wa “ＴＡＣＯ (“Toranpu wa itsumo bibitte yameru” no eigo hyōki no ryakugo)” to yobareru.",
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"roman": "Tokoroga saikin, nani ka chigau imi-rashī TACO no moji o yoku miru yō na. Konshū wa sono TACO o dōshika shita nihon no shingo, “TACOru” o shōkai shitai.",
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"ref": "2026 January 23, 大久保渉, 古屋敷尚子, “TACOらない高市政権に日銀が苦慮 長期金利急騰に身動き取れず [TACO-ranai Takaichi seiken ni Nichigin ga kuryo: chōki kinri kyūtō ni miugoki torezu, BOJ anxious as Takaichi administration refuses to chicken out: unable to respond to sharply rising interest rates?]”, in 毎日新聞 [Mainichi Shimbun], archived from the original on 23 Jan 2026:",
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