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somebody

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


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“And what they end up with is somebody who wants to roll over funds into a portfolio model.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

If the other parties "choose not to stand, somebody has to stand up and be the opposition. And so it's my humble duty to actually be His Majesty's official opposition," he added.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

"What's even worse is we have no idea what somebody could do with this."

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

As somebody with roots in musical theater, did you have to curtail some of those instincts that you might’ve had to be a little more expressive?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

When somebody dies, you get closure by having a funeral.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

"Somebody or somebodies know where this came from and how it got there," Mr Tobin said.

From BBC Oct. 12, 2024

Taking shots at the Compton native and his reputation, Cole’s “7 Minute Drills” proves that now there’s technically two somebodies doing the dissin’.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2024

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

From Seattle Times Feb. 20, 2020

They are somebodies that are always on a man-of-war; and they are young too.

From The End of a Coil by Susan Warner




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