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Picardo describes the agreement as introducing "complete and utter fluidity of people and goods" between Gibraltar, on the one hand, and Spain and the EU on the other.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Argentina had pulled a victory from the jaws of utter humiliation, 3-2.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
"Today has come as a complete and utter shock to us as a family," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
For those of us who remember the bicentennial, the semiquincentennial is a complete and utter dud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
He turned toward the sound and stared in utter disbelief as the South Tower began to collapse, all one hundred ten stories, crumpling down on itself in an explosion of glass and smoke and steel.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
In it he utters what is now one of cinema's most famous lines.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Grant, on the other hand “talks like an earnest business-man—prompt clearheaded & decisive—& utters no bosh.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
"Brilliant," is one word that nearly every single England fan I speak to utters as I call out to them outside the stadium.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
Perkins, however, was most impressed by the smaller emotional beats that James brought to Hal, specifically one in which he utters the name of his mother for the first time since she died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
Constantly my mind utters this plea, as if it could prevent the count and his bishop from coming.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
The word “perfect” is inappropriately uttered roughly as often as the phrase “no problem.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Later, when Bond is whisked to Vietnam, the orchestra swells with suave panache, immersing you in the action before 007 has even uttered a quip.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
That statement has haunted the administration since he uttered it.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
No such thing is ever uttered by the sailors aboard “Deadliest Catch.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
He would have uttered a prayer and guided us forward.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Lumen has followed up with another comedy skit, including one about a company lawyer who zealously stops Seattleites from uttering the brand’s name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Many were too shocked to speak, uttering few words before breaking down in tears or retreating into silence.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
For example, lying isn’t merely uttering a falsehood.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
Mr Wilkinson had for months walked in and out of court without uttering a public word.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
He turned to her again, and then he saw what he was looking for, uttering a soft hiss between his teeth.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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