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"Parakeet is not a good word round here in Inverness," said local resident Cathleen MacKinnon.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Guillermo del Toro, up for his personal take on “Frankenstein,” saluted Nolan: “I love saying ‘President Nolan’ because it’s so good to say ‘President’ with a good word after it,” he cracked to hearty applause.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Madame Pernelle, too, worships at the shrine of Tartuffe, but has nary a good word, and many a bad one, for anyone else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Aggressiveness is a very, very good word for it.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2024

“Michael Taylor, let me see. Well regarded...fair, thorough...doesn't suffer fools gladly...he's put in a good word or two for me at timely moments, for which I'm eternally grateful...that do you?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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