shall

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After that, things can get a little more stretched, shall we say.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Perhaps the most important of these is the Constitution’s guarantee clause, which provides that “the United States shall guarantee to every state in this Union a Republican Form of Government.”

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

"Through our daily work, we shall show that Hungary and Poland are one," the pro-European leader told a joint news conference with Magyar.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Back in Genesis, God tells Adam, “For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

From Salon • May 19, 2026

“And now,” said Kessler, holding out the piece of lint, “I shall turn this little fuzz into a mouse!”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff