nay
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On Tuesday the House and Senate passed the Epstein files bill with only one nay vote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
It had been a busy year — nay, decade — for the Jacksons’ costume designer, the image architect behind Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and “Bad” eras.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
She looked mostly like this while saying it — eyes askance, either pre-or-post hand on chin — a vibe, nay, a mood that she carried throughout most of the debate.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024
On one vote, Lindsey Graham, distracted in conversation with Cory Booker, voted aye when he meant to vote nay.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2024
The lips were red, nay redder than before; and on the cheeks was a delicate bloom.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
“With 18 ayes and 11 nays, House Bill 4 has finally passed,” Patrick said, striking the gavel one last time.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2025
Feijoo will need the support of 176 lawmakers out of the lower house's 350 deputies to clinch the premiership, or, failing that, a simple majority of more yeas than nays in a second vote.
From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2023
Sitting in the gallery that overlooks the Senate floor, lobbyists pulled out ballpoint pens to track the yeas and nays.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
“On this vote, the yeas are 53, the nays are 47,” Harris said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
A second attempt to pass it was made in the House on February 1, 1865, this time successfully, the yeas being 119 and the nays, 56.
From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by White, Horace
