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babe

[beyb] / beɪb /




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"Yeah I said it, sorry babe," he continued, adding that he would "get in trouble for this."

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

And I’m like, babe, I would if I could.”

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

“Yep they aren’t compatible babe girl only wants a man with $$$,” one reply reads.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

As Swift and Carpenter say, “You don’t know the life of a showgirl, babe, and you’re never gonna wanna.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2025

“Fellow babe in the woods,” she said, “let’s go exploring.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

If the dreams of unborn babes are the dreams of practicing at living, for what then is this Waking Life preparing us?

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2024

The theater is humming with happy cast and crew, some with their little kids who had been babes in arms while the movie was shot — and ended up as extras.

From Seattle Times Dec. 8, 2023

Funny, because those are the kind of roles I was playing, too: They were fish out of water, they were babes in the woods, and that was me.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 2023

Comedian Shaparak Khorsandi replied to Forde: "I hear you but personally I'm fine with it and say yes when asked if babes in arms are allowed."

From BBC Aug. 18, 2022

Thousands remained outside Meereen’s thick walls—men and women and children, old men and little girls and newborn babes.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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