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[awr, er] / ɔr, ər /


CONJUNCTION
a suggestion of approximation
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WEAK
neither nor without choice




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“We are here to help anyway we can … financially or whatever.”

From Salon Sep. 23, 2026

We can also eat because we’re craving something, when the thought or sensory memory of a specific food becomes difficult to shake.

From Slate Sep. 23, 2026

He said that in his 25 years of working with Collins and the Maine delegation, “I never saw or heard of such behavior from the Senator or her staff.”

From Salon Sep. 23, 2026

The mind learns that disconnecting can allow a person to get space from the sensations, emotions, or experiences that are painful or overwhelming.

From Slate Sep. 23, 2026

Before the introduction of ether a few months before, surgeons had to employ powerful assistants to hold down patients or restrain them with leather-covered chains.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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