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Argentina had pulled a victory from the jaws of utter humiliation, 3-2.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
"Today has come as a complete and utter shock to us as a family," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
For those of us who remember the bicentennial, the semiquincentennial is a complete and utter dud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The announcement came after the country's President Lee Jae Myung said that he felt "not just confusion but utter bewilderment at the unexpected outcome".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
I popped a piece right into my mouth, too surprised to utter a thank-you.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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
At one point, the Parliament-Funkadelic leader utters, “bow wow wow, yippie yo yippie yay” — a line from his 1982 solo hit “Atomic Dog” that Snoop has used in multiple songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 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
Constantly my mind utters this plea, as if it could prevent the count and his bishop from coming.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Lineage Chief Operating Officer Jeff Rivera repeatedly uttered what everyone wanted to hear: “I am sorry.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
That statement has haunted the administration since he uttered it.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
No such thing is ever uttered by the sailors aboard “Deadliest Catch.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Instead, he gave one of the most famous, and perhaps the most quietly professional, replies ever uttered.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
Because rightly or wrongly, I got stuck on one single sentence the woman uttered.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
“I went to that place,” Tucci said, avoiding uttering the chain’s name aloud.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
Every thought worth uttering, everything that is true, can be said in plain, clear words, and often quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Without uttering a word, they portray the nurses bustling behind doctors in the hit series "The Pitt," the agents guarding a crime scene in "NCIS" or, like Armella, work as "stand-ins" for stars.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Pines recalls one young guest uttering to him in distress: "I've never done anything like that before."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
Staring straight at me, he started jumping up and down on the limb and uttering those deep grunts.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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