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[say-ing] / ˈseɪ ɪŋ /


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Four days after the death of the woman, identified in local media reports as Daria Shipilova, Russian authorities still haven’t disclosed the exact cause of her death, saying only that she died of pneumonia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

I was thinking of this saying that I had read, “The heart stops reluctantly.”

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

He may not feel comfortable saying this, but I’m feeling comfortable saying it’s one of the most amazing streaks, not only in the history of the Dodgers, but in the history of sports.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Wells Fargo upgraded Cleveland-Cliffs, saying near-term earnings could beat expectations even as a planned Iowa steel mill raises concerns about future supply.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

“I’m saying that on the morning she’s supposed to make history, you can’t tell Rosa Parks to hail a cab.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“He loved mixing everything together and celebrating life. One of his sayings was, ‘When in doubt, go flat out.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The following year, Pulte even produced a slim volume annotating some of his grandfather’s sayings and quotations.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

This is one of those games where I like to wheel out one of my favourite sayings in football - these two teams have been so bad recently that they both could lose.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

The Soviet Union was a land of shortages, but there was no shortage of acerbic sayings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

She leans forward and whispers one of her favorite sayings: “Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente.”

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez




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