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[yes] / jɛs /


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Yes, Congress can and does occasionally do this, but not the agency’s own leaders, especially without advance notice or an opportunity for comment.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Yes, he neighs and whinnies and you can ride him and, as Woody notes, he gallops like the wind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Yes, she is one of the, if not the, most bipartisan senators in the body year in and year out.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

You can only imagine the Andy Considine stag-do group chat each time the Yes Sir, I Can Boogie resurrection reaches a new height.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Yes, Powers read in disbelief, they were talking about him.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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