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some

[suhm, suhm] / sʌm, səm /
ADJECTIVE
few
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ADJECTIVE
a little
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We had enough money, and I thought she had earned some time for herself after years of raising children.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

But some buyers struggle to qualify for them, with lenders hesitant to offer them to people who might not be able to afford a significantly higher rate in the future, Beitler said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Unavoidably the text has been chopped and channeled, with some swapping of parts, bits of narration screwed into dialogue and events described in a paragraph blown out into scenes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

They said because the listing by Which? was not "live" on its site across the two months it was present, "some of our automatic fraud controls were not triggered to completely remove the closed listing".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Hops flower, valerian root, and chamomile. In addition to some other items that are a family secret,” Lafayette replies.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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