mean
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However, the WHO's declaration of a public health emergency of international concern does not mean we are in the early stages of a Covid-style pandemic.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Today, social media, aspirational culture and the sorting of the professional class into a handful of expensive cities mean the middle class compares itself constantly with those doing far better.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
That would mean higher 30-year fixed mortgage rates and rising borrowing costs for the economy and the U.S. government.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
The Court majority’s jurisprudence resembles the line in Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass”: “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.”
From Salon • May 18, 2026
“No. I mean, yes. Well, we are a few weeks early. So, it’s a super surprise party.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing mean
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Commonly Confused Words, List 2
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Psychology
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