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so-so

[soh-soh, soh-soh] / ˈsoʊˌsoʊ, ˈsoʊˈsoʊ /


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It had all been going so, so, so absurdly well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"Viruses are so, so clever. Their entire genome is equivalent to about one mRNA sequence in humans, yet they are so effective," Koirala says.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

For something as wacky as “Courtship,” we went over that so, so many times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

"He worked so, so hard and he was at a time in his life where he was kicking back and enjoying life and it was just taken away."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

‘Oh, I see . The doctor’s expression said, I am so, so sorry. Leo’s heart filled with cement. If he’d harboured any last hopes of avoiding what was to come, they now sank. ‘

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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