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someone

[suhm-wuhn, -wuhn] / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /


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If so, someone forgot to tell Xi Jinping.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“A true leader is someone who leads. You need to build consensus and this person has not built any consensus.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

“The pace of It — that someone would be up all night tweeting — is a clinical indicator of some kind of either mania or sundowning.”

From Salon • May 26, 2026

Social Security does not allow someone to simultaneously collect both benefits, but it does allow them to switch from one to the other.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Dad’s eyes narrow, like they do when he thinks someone is overreacting.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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