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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

No such thing is ever uttered by the sailors aboard “Deadliest Catch.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Instead, he gave one of the most famous, and perhaps the most quietly professional, replies ever uttered.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

It could very well be the last time the phrase “hotter than fish grease” is uttered on the network.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

They were the words of the Anansesem, uttered when traveling from village to village to spread the news.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia