say-so
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Anyone who said the fund was inoperative because of Blanche’s informal say-so is either ignorant or lying.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
“They don’t get a say-so in what the United States’s policy is,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
As a result, neither DOJ’s statement, nor the still-unavailable OLC opinion, nor the say-so of the president, the attorney general, or the secretary of defense is the last word.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
She confirmed in dramatic terms that Cohen and Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s then-chief financial officer, would not have cooked up the scheme to pay off the adult-film actor Stormy Daniels without Trump’s say-so.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024
She thinks I’m a barrel full of crazy, but I keep going because sometimes my tongue goes on without my say-so.
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
And if the case proceeds, they may have to say so under oath.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
"I suddenly felt like I had something to say, so I ran with it."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
"We are adopting a more business-friendly and, may I say so, savvy approach," said EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“If I may say so, it was cherried out,” Det.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
I’m about to say so, but Amelia manages to cut me off.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
"Who said?" asked Howland; "for I've more faith in some say-sos than in some others."
From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin
