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some

[suhm, suhm] / sʌm, səm /
ADJECTIVE
few
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ADJECTIVE
a little
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On some indicators Makerfield seems to be doing well, with wages above the national average and high levels of home ownership.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Several other strains of the bacteria exist and can infect other host plants, including citrus, stone fruits, almonds, oleander and some shade trees, according to the California Pierce’s Disease Control Program.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

London has some of the highest rates per thousand people of personal robbery and thefts in England and Wales.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Starting at age 55, a worker’s target-date fund begins allocating some money to the insurance contracts, which replace part of their bondholdings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Yet Leeuwenhoek never had the faintest suspicion that some of his "animalcules" caused humans to sicken and to die.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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