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ahem

[uh-hem, hem] / əˈhɛm, hɛm /




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Some, ahem, “congratulations” are in order for Post Malone and his sweetheart Christy Lee.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

And, ahem, regular readers of Markets A.M. will recall lots of hand-wringing about tech stocks when prices were lower.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

That brings us to our call of the day from Yardeni Research, which has just raised the bar, ahem, on gold’s outlook next year.

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

Good liars also tend to be intelligent, Wiseman says, citing salespeople, politicians and - ahem - performers among those who will be "pretty high self-monitors".

From BBC Oct. 10, 2025

“Hmph! Probatio tablet: Percy Jackson, Fifth Cohort, son of Neptune. Fine, go. Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto. Fine. Any foreign currency or, ahem, precious metals to declare?”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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