mean
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Jazz artists "were trying to find a way to express life through our improvisations. The music has got to mean something," Rollins later told National Public Radio.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
But this did not mean that any new space for political discourse was allowed.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
“I mean, can you imagine? There’s one of your tenants completely trying to pass himself off as a priest.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Still, meteorologists caution that “below normal” does not mean risk-free, especially with ocean temperatures remaining unusually warm in parts of the Atlantic.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
‘I mean, really, what chance do we have?’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Commonly Confused Words, List 2
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Psychology
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