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His fanaticism, and his late-career defense of communism after the Soviet collapse in 1991, were nothing if not eccentric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"We were left with nothing," the father told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Combining detective work and science fiction is nothing new — see “Sugar,” currently; “The X-Files,” classically.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Two withdrawals, one tax bill and nothing saved on the RMD.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was the only one I’d ever really spent time on, so I had nothing to compare it to.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Senior Chinese diplomats are reportedly whispering sweet nothings in Indian ears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
But she pays little attention as she fusses around the grave and whispers sweet nothings to her dead son.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
How can these insignificant nothings pass judgment on me, the greatest person who's ever lived, the world's leading expert on everything?
From Salon ● May 28, 2024
The occupants of a table for two in the middle of the patio whisper sweet nothings to each other and smile widely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Neither of us smiled mockingly, or mouthed small insulting nothings to the other.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
