mean
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The restrictions mean, from Thursday, hosepipes should not be used for watering gardens or allotments, cleaning cars, filling paddling pools or swimming pools, or cleaning windows.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
If he is true to his word, it can only mean positive news for his successor as defence secretary.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The trimmed mean and weighted median measures of underlying inflation preferred by the Bank of Canada averaged 1.85% annually in June, below the bank’s 2% target and at the softest level since 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
That doesn’t mean these companies aren’t potentially exceptional businesses that could, over time, achieve success comparable to an Alphabet or an Amazon.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
“I’m going to take that to mean that you’re jealous of my linguistic talent, and that you’re not at all suggesting that I’m cheating.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
In 2023 a law was introduced in Northern Ireland which means that people automatically become potential organ donors unless they explicitly say they wish not to be.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
As a means of crowd control, the National Park Service has attempted to funnel people out of the valley, where the majority of tourists spend their time and into its less frequented locations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The 14-day restraining order means Paramount won’t close the deal before the end of the month as it had hoped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
None of this means you avoid these stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The person I made it with still means a lot to me.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
The Financial Times's Danny Leigh dished out three stars, saying it paints a "portrait of tech rendering the young both sadder and meaner".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
The meaner the Pistons get, the more their record improves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
In turn, increased efficiency allows them to be meaner toward prospective employees.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
His memory lapse hasn’t made folks meaner — it’s just made Paul unaccustomed to the hassle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
The world is mean from the start and gets meaner every day.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
And more than a few of my closest, meanest friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
"Candidates should not try to be the meanest sheriff."
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
I was behind the wheel of the biggest, meanest, greenest, most American street-legal machine in existence.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
“If you have ratings, you can be the meanest, most horrible person in the world.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
And the mosasaurus—that was the biggest, meanest, toothiest, most unstoppable mosasaur there was.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
Speaking outside the High Court in Glasgow, Moy's father said his family's grief meant they were themselves enduring a life sentence.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Chinese diplomats told me the staging wasn’t meant to belittle Putin, noting that the two figures occupy roughly equal portions of the picture’s frame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
“They knew he meant he was bringing someone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
According to folks online, the final treat is meant to taste like cookie dough — but healthier.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
She nodded in the direction she meant while getting ready.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The funds in an HSA are portable — meaning they stay with you no matter where you work — and can be used to pay for qualified medical expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
But as mayor, Burnham argued issues out of his control exacerbated the problem with the underlying housing shortage, cost-of-living pressures and refugees being evicted from hotels meaning the numbers have remained high.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
For instance, the plane doesn’t have enough refrigerators to store large quantities of food, meaning the president’s meals would need to be transported on different aircraft on long trips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
In her absence, Shadow is the sole caretaker of their two eaglets, Luna and Sandy, meaning he has to bring them meals and defend the nest from potential intruders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Of course I did,” I snapped, not meaning to adopt my aunt’s peckish ways.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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