whatnot
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The diminishing impact of the tariffs is apparent in softer prices for goods — furniture, appliances, new cars and whatnot.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
That is not a formula for civilizational security, and whatnot.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026
AI has the ability to be a Ph.D. in your pocket, a doctor in your pocket, an analyst in your pocket, an accountant, and whatnot.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
We’d often visit our family farm, where my extended family raised pigs, ducks, chickens and whatnot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
It really would have helped if she and Ivy had talked to each other—really talked to each other, human to human, friend to friend, not presumed whatnot to presumed whatnot—before yesterday.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The reality is, some doodads might be hard to find, while other whatnots will be in plentiful supply.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
The paintings, photos and whatnots are mostly hung in suites of three or four.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2015
Three CDs worth of the strangest hums and whirrs and whatnots is a full universe away from Christmas commercialized but remarkably close to its original spiritual essence of selflessness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2014
Having refreshed, we’d cruise the bright, gaily tiled food courts, gathering up whatnots for supper at home: Scotch eggs, fish pies, aromatic salamis and cheeses, dumplings, fresh-shot pheasant.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2013
“As Josie grows—and as the other whatnots look like they grow—they’ll move up to larger charging stations. And Josie will move into a larger room.”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
