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something off



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"Maybe it's my Russian upbringing, maybe it's how strict my parents were, but there's something off with me and not with him."

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

But they likely discount the data already, knowing there’s something off with the numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Going to the post office or grocery store gives them the opportunity to unload while also allowing you both to cross something off your to-do lists.

From MarketWatch Mar. 19, 2026

What we have the power to do is not rewind or watch all the way through, but to turn something off.

From Salon Jan. 25, 2026

Or maybe she was getting some dehydrated ice cream for me, or dropping something off at the post office.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer




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