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some

[suhm, suhm] / sʌm, səm /
ADJECTIVE
few
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ADJECTIVE
a little
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Health secretary Teodoro Herbosa said aftershocks, some of them quite strong, hit even as doctors treated the injured.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But like other analysts, she has some reservations about how effective a rate increase will be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Most of those tariffs have since disappeared, but the recent proposal to impose 25 percent tariffs on some Brazilian products for alleged unfair trade practices has once again rankled Brasilia.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

"In 1994 the soccer market was very nascent in the US, and today we have thriving professional leagues, and some of the world's great stadiums," US Soccer chief executive JT Batson told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But I’m not going to decide anything until I’ve spent some time with the three guys.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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