cue
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On cue, Ansari burst through the front door as Patel.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
And, as if on cue, those shares been falling in price lately.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
The cheaper oil prices provided support to equities, with investors taking their cue from another record day for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, fuelled again by tech firms.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The mix of physical comedy, distant cue cards and having to keep from breaking character as cast members flopped down a set of fake stairs seemed almost too much for the guest host.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
I turned instinctively toward the menagerie because this was the cue for the elephant act.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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