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[say] / seɪ /


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Though I will say this for those ugly little pagers: At least you could hand one back.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

"All you want from your kids is to be proud of you and say 'well done Mum'."

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

When you’re asking for something, assume the other person is likely to say “yes.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

After about a decade, the chaparral reaches nearly the same density as before the blaze, fire ecologists say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Will, didn’t you say there are three generations of Samuelses?

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

"Always be aware of your surroundings, always be safe. Local wildlife - respect it, keep your distance," Mason said.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

"This is not a niche technique," Kueppers said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

He said his agency is “committed to safeguarding America’s cutting-edge intellectual property from foreign threats.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Lake Apopka has tonnes of alligators in it, so that's not uncommon to see alligators in this part of town at all," Mason said.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

She said, “You got your first Flash. That’s… good.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

In his last public comments before the Fed’s blackout period, Chairman Kevin Warsh was neutral about monetary policy, saying he didn’t like to prejudge meetings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

She has admitted that herself, saying, “These seminal moments where you have to go in and tell the president what he wants to do is unconstitutional or will cost lives. I don’t have that.”

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

The company denied Sky’s voice was an imitation of Johansson, saying another professional actor used her own natural speaking voice for it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Police also declined to identify the armed bystander, saying he hadn’t given them permission to name him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

And without my ever saying anything, I knew she understood all my own fears, about Papi, about the bombers that might come any day now, about the war.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo


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