somebody
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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
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"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