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chuckle

[chuhk-uhl] / ˈtʃʌk əl /


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“That’s one thing I think you’re going to find out in life,” she continues with a chuckle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Trump then said, before adding with a chuckle: "I think you could."

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The image of an officer peering into the empty driver’s seat of the offending vehicle may have been good for a chuckle, but other incidents have been no laughing matter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"I probably would have shut up in the press far earlier," he says with a chuckle.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Should be Rosemary, I think, which makes me chuckle.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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