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so-and-so

[soh-uhn-soh] / ˈsoʊ ənˌsoʊ /




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You know the thinking: If so-and-so power broker is also in the room, why should I worry?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Once you hit submit, they’ll get back to you saying, “Please show up to so-and-so garage with all your documents that are being requested on that day.”

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

“When I see the shoes that so-and-so wore or the dress that so-and-so wore, they seem to me like butterflies that once flew and now they’re dead,” Iñárritu says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

"I've never been on holiday without bumping into a Welsh person and then after about half a minute you're like, 'well do you know so-and-so if you're from Merthyr?' and they always do."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Did you admire the way so-and-so talked openly about his family?

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher




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