cue
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On cue, Ansari burst through the front door as Patel.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
And, as if on cue, those shares been falling in price lately.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
The cheaper oil prices provided support to equities, with investors taking their cue from another record day for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, fuelled again by tech firms.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
“I’m 31 and I’m also afraid of my knees,” said Oakley, right on cue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Just outside his line of vision, I watched him chalk the cue, unsmiling, and bend over the table so his hair fell in his face.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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