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amiss

[uh-mis] / əˈmɪs /




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But in Tucson, they're getting ready to welcome the Iranian football team as if nothing were amiss.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

A cluster of cases 13 years ago was one of the first major signs that something was amiss.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

But she didn’t feel like there was anything amiss that could be solved with medicine.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

In the show, Palmer and Whitehall play Samira and Rob, new parents who move back to Rob’s hometown of Hinkley Hills, a beautiful suburb where Samira immediately suspects something is amiss.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Martin had been in the attic that very afternoon and noticed nothing amiss.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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