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[suhm-thing] / ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ /


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“Sometimes you lose because the cow kicked off the milking machine. Something just happens,” he said.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

"Something has to change because we can't keep living like this, we're dying of hunger," an elderly woman in Havana, who did not wish to give her name, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Something can’t rally enough to become overbought without strong and broad demand.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

Something dark and flat was swaying gently against the floor of the Reflecting Pool as I strolled past the monuments on Thursday morning.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026

“I don’t have any other ideas. I thought for sure she’d have chosen a code you would be able to decipher, but Tom wouldn’t. Something easy enough but not obvious.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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