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someone

[suhm-wuhn, -wuhn] / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /


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Someone convicted of murder receives a mandatory life sentence and judges then set a minimum term.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Investors cheering chip makers’ booming profits came to a jarring realization: Someone has to pay for that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The ordinary meaning of the statute, the court concludes, is straightforward: Someone has not arrived until he is inside.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

Someone with one Apple product is highly likely to buy more, as the devices integrate seamlessly with each other.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Someone had to be at the research post on Saturday night, between when Glicken left and Swanson arrived.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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