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[ahy-tuhm, ahy-tem] / ˈaɪ təm, ˈaɪ tɛm /


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The world’s No. 1 women’s golfer won for the fourth time in 2026 on Sunday and checked off the biggest item on her to-do list.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

No menu item costs more than $6 and it’s cash only.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The line item “other income”, referring to gains in equity investments in other companies, popped up again and again in recent earnings reports.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

It just so happens that the watchdog overseeing the largest single item in the federal budget, the inspector general of Social Security, has just submitted its latest report to Congress.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Mama kneels next to me and picks up the item I've just set aside, a birthday card from when I turned sixteen.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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