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somebody

[suhm-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee] / ˈsʌmˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə di /


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After years of food designed to work everywhere for everyone, diners may simply be hungry again for evidence that somebody meant it.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

When Kemi Badenoch arrived for her first Conservative conference as leader last year, a member of her entourage overheard somebody wonder aloud: "Who's that?"

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Every time somebody wants help here, he helps them. His nature is very good," Shah said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

“In film, I was ready to go fight somebody or something,” Kessler said, raising his fists with a smile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

“That’s okay for somebody in a book, but real folks don’t do things like that.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

"If the produce that I've been growing is contaminated in some way, hows it going to affect somebodies health. How is it going to affect my health?," she said.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

You can think, within two seconds, of stories of nobodies who became somebodies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Over the decades, amateurs have beaten pros, nobodies have beaten somebodies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024

“So, we’re looking for somebody to replace him or somebodies as a group.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2020

Scores of nobodies before the rebellion became somebodies during the four or five years of social turmoil.

From The Philippine Islands by John Foreman




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