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utter

[uht-er] / ˈʌt ər /




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Patchett and her heroine also appear to share this enviable trait: They navigate life with grace, generosity and utter competence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The complaint seeks to hold Altman “personally liable” for his conduct as OpenAI’s chief executive, “including his utter disregard for the risk to human life” allegedly caused by OpenAI’s conduct.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

I have a name, a body of work, but there are people who are jobless, stripped of their pensions and left in a state of utter abandonment.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

From 1-0 down to 2-1 up, from deep concern to utter bedlam in 18 breathless minutes.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

There was an air of utter loneliness upon her, that would have moved me to pity though she had wilfully done me a deeper injury than I could charge her with.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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