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so-and-so

[soh-uhn-soh] / ˈsoʊ ənˌsoʊ /




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"It would be going up to them and saying, 'do you know so-and-so said so-and-so'," one says.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

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

But now, tonight, the dead were risen, Earth was reinhabited, memory awoke, a million names were spoken: What was so-and-so doing tonight on Earth?

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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