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somehow

[suhm-hou] / ˈsʌmˌhaʊ /


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"Sleep may appear peaceful, but the brain is highly active -- especially when dreaming. We were intrigued by this paradox, and wanted to look into the scientific basis behind why dreaming is somehow tiring."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Even when it was supposedly "signed, sealed and delivered", it somehow still wasn't signed or sealed.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“It would somehow feel thin and hollow, and people may not know why their attention is drifting, but it would drift,” MacFarlane said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The names were familiar; the items themselves were both recognizable and somehow wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

I study his face, as if it somehow has the answers to what doesn’t make sense.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam



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