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
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 didn’t even have the ability to make a reproductive decision because her miscarriage happened with no say-so from her at all.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2023
And the other was Mrs. Sidman, who I guess had determined that nothing more was going to happen to her at Camillo Junior High School without her say-so.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
We must be able to say so openly, debate passionately, leave angry and then do it all over again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Instead of waiting for a phone call back from your local office, call to schedule an appointment, and if you need it to be with a specific agent, say so when you make the appointment.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
First impressions, of course, can only say so much.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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
I didn’t know what to say, so I just nodded.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
"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
