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"It's probably the most important bit of my job I think. And a mum who's in utter crisis says, 'yeah, you can take my baby from my arms'. That's really something," she says emotionally.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
A video of Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., looking on with a mask of utter horror quickly circulated online.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
The court described the tragedy as caused by "individuals driven by greed, with utter disregard for human life".
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
But their unrelieved brightness and utter lack of texture have the bland flatness of plastic, and render them lifeless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
All around me is complete and utter devastation as I try to get home to my loved ones.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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The alien language she utters in the Disclosure Day trailer was something she developed with Spielberg and the movie’s sound designer Gary Rydstrom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
In it he utters what is now one of cinema's most famous lines.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
And without that walk Vin Scully never utters one of his memorable calls: “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
"Brilliant," is one word that nearly every single England fan I speak to utters as I call out to them outside the stadium.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
“Now you listen to me. Take heed of what your Father Abbot has to say. The next creature who utters one squeak will answer to me. Understand?”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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The saying is one of his favorite maxims, but it hasn’t been uttered by any other world leader for centuries.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
Even after Warner Bros. uttered a seemingly decisive “That’s all folks” in regard to the movie, director Dave Green believed the production’s quality would ultimately save it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"It's crazy!" uttered a woman as the crowd beside suddenly burst into enthusiastic applause.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
US President Donald Trump on one occasion held a terse phone call with Netanyahu, in which he reportedly uttered an expletive.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
More silence until Rio uttered a single word.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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“Not where we want to be,” said quarterback Justin Herbert, quickly uttering the understatement of the afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
But one Wednesday morning last month, I found myself uttering to my wife a sentence that sounded frankly surreal to both of us: “Just to let you know, I’m about to call Trump.”
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Many were too shocked to speak, uttering few words before breaking down in tears or retreating into silence.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
“Moving on to something a bit more important,” Fox proceeded, but not before uttering, “although it was an important part of my life.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Holding the stick out in front of him, still uttering those deep grunts, he started beating at the apple as if he was killing a snake.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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