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a

[uh, ey] / ə, eɪ /
ARTICLE
not any particular or certain one of a class or group
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STRONGEST
STRONG
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Katie Hafner: In fact, they call it kind of a- a triangle of –

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2023

That giant thing of spices that looks like a-

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2019

Average sizes are about 2.0 μm and 1.2 μm along the a- and c-axes, respectively. b, AFM height image and height profiles for the MFI nanosheets.

From Nature • Mar. 14, 2017

The Israeli grandmaster plays the positional side of a Benko Gambit to perfection, building up great pressure on the a- and b-files while the great Benko bishop strafes the White position from g7.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2015

"Well, don't do it again. Understand? Not at night There's enough silly talk about beasts, without the litthlus seeing you gliding about like a-" The derisive laughter that rose had fear in it and condemnation.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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