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whew

[hwyoo] / ʰwyu /


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“I love her, but whew, it is still hard.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

But whew boy, the situation is even worse than early reporting implied!

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2023

KHOR, Qatar — With a big whew from an unlikely source near closing time, Germany upped its chances to do something rarer than rare in its decorated World Cup history.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2022

“Nineteen is, whew, I don’t know any place else that’s done that,” said Margaret Moore, Garza’s predecessor as the district attorney of Travis County.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2022

I didn’t even see Augustus come upstairs, but he came over and wiped his brow with the back of his hand like whew and said, “You’re a champion.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green



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