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  • present tense form of mean (3rd person singular).
  • plural of mean.
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"I won't call them a necessary evil but they are a means to an end, if you like."

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

"Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario -- then, now and always."

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

But who you surround yourself with is part of who you are, which means staffers can also create problems for the politicians they work for.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

He multiplied his connections and clandestine means of access.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

‘Saeunn thinks it means something else: that only you can find the Mountain, an destroy the bear.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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