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mention

[men-shuhn] / ˈmɛn ʃən /




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Notably missing from McCarthy’s self-portrait was any mention of wife and child.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The veteran guard was quick to mention new wings Matisse Thybulle and Ziaire Williams along with second-year forward Adou Thiero.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The texts did not mention Atlanta at all.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

These are mostly the same issues that sank previous rounds, including a cap on plastic production, mention of human health, and designating problematic plastic products or chemicals of concern.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Oh, did I mention I was sorry? Because I am.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The second track, “Heart Has to Work So Hard,” touches on the difficulty of making relationships work, but also mentions the biological compound adenosine, used by cardiologists to regulate the titular organ’s rhythm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Search engines and AI rely on web scraping and frequency of mentions, and the sheer volume of his fake posts caused AI to mistakenly identify him as an NFL wide receiver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

However the deal only mentions the project once, and contains no concrete proposal.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

His takeaway is nuanced, and he cautioned that investors shouldn’t use conference-call mentions “ as a proxy for either the technology’s adoption or near-term utility.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

He mentions actual names of towns and cities from where the reports are coming.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

I mentioned here—on the fateful day of Sept. 8—that the era’s most important story was unfolding disproportionately outside the mainstream media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The 18 large leaks Buckley mentioned fixing account for more than 142,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide prevented from entering the atmosphere, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Among the upscale amenities that were mentioned in the description are a fitness studio, a teahouse, a pool house, as well as a guesthouse studio with its own living room, fireplace, and private gated entry.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

And a Black athlete empowered to stand for Black people is an athlete who should expect to be persecuted, like Curt Flood, whom Kaepernick mentioned.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026

I mentioned to Mom that Liz didn’t do any laundry this week, and Mom said, “Liz has extra classes for the SAT.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had where someone says, “Even mentioning this can stir up fear and doubt.”

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The novelist declines to honor the man by mentioning his name, instead referring to him merely as “the A.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Without mentioning the US president by name, von der Leyen said offering Canada some sort of EU membership was "not a partnership against anyone else, but for our common strength."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Candidates in more than 20 races across at least 18 states have run television advertisements mentioning data centers this election cycle, almost evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Don’t be mentioning that house, or Old Man Harris, or any of this to your grandfather. It’s a bit of a sore spot.”

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds




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