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Early plays Maddie’s lowest moments with raw sincerity and expressions of utter helplessness — visible cries for help, acted out with total concern and love for the feminine.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Argentina had pulled a victory from the jaws of utter humiliation, 3-2.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Speaking outside court, Lyra's sister Nichola Corner said the verdict was a "complete and utter shock".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
"Today has come as a complete and utter shock to us as a family," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
“Ignore her,” I manage to utter, even though my eyes are smarting.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
In it he utters what is now one of cinema's most famous lines.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Grant, on the other hand “talks like an earnest business-man—prompt clearheaded & decisive—& utters no bosh.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
"Brilliant," is one word that nearly every single England fan I speak to utters as I call out to them outside the stadium.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
Gifford calls Dora’s use of Spanish a “game changer,” and that certainly seems to be the case — in the show, magical passageways remain locked unless the viewer utters the occasional Spanish phrase or word.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
Her mother utters her name three times: Lourdes.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
"It's crazy!" uttered a woman as the crowd beside suddenly burst into enthusiastic applause.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
A radical departure in wording could lead Fed watchers to puzzle even more over what few syllables are uttered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
That statement has haunted the administration since he uttered it.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
By evening’s end, a frazzled Ventura senior citizen — during a cloak-and-dagger assignation — had uttered a secret code to a person who claimed to be law enforcement, then handed him $25,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
He dropped to his knees and uttered a short prayer.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
Lumen has followed up with another comedy skit, including one about a company lawyer who zealously stops Seattleites from uttering the brand’s name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
But one Wednesday morning last month, I found myself uttering to my wife a sentence that sounded frankly surreal to both of us: “Just to let you know, I’m about to call Trump.”
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Many were too shocked to speak, uttering few words before breaking down in tears or retreating into silence.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Mr Wilkinson had for months walked in and out of court without uttering a public word.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
She sat next to me without uttering a word.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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