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But Wilson nevertheless felt the sting of rejection, as well as the notion that he could be—nay, should be—producing more profound music than The Beach Boys’ fanciful image seemed to imply.

The fans are going wild, the naysayers are saying nay and the rest of us are left holding the bag.

It’s not easy, but it’s possible — nay, necessary.

Such versatility on the part of the staff can also be seen in teacher Osama Jahjouh’s fashioning of a nay - or traditional flute - out of a plastic pipe, because the Conservatory nays have been lost.

The legislature voluntarily, nay, eagerly, abdicated its responsibility when it could have used skepticism and restraint.