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nothing

[nuhth-ing] / ˈnʌθ ɪŋ /


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“There is nothing like it anywhere else in the world,” Pearman says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

“I’m worried that 66th Place will rip up. Because there’s nothing to stop the water.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Again, there is almost nothing visible from a distance.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“I know nothing about this woman, and neither does anyone else!”

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

What if I make it back to camp and it’s all for nothing?

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The Amalfi also provides an instrument display for the passenger, configured to display vehicle data and telemetry, so lovers can whisper sweet nothings about instantaneous g-loading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

But she pays little attention as she fusses around the grave and whispers sweet nothings to her dead son.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025

How can these insignificant nothings pass judgment on me, the greatest person who's ever lived, the world's leading expert on everything?

From Salon ● May 28, 2024

The occupants of a table for two in the middle of the patio whisper sweet nothings to each other and smile widely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

That meant I hadn’t hit ’em hard enough to break no fly bones or nothings but I had hit ’em so’s they were gonna be a little dumbstruck.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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