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He said the same thing almost word for word to an “Entertainment Tonight” correspondent who took the news completely — almost dismissively? — in stride.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
That doesn’t mean your private chats about your colleague or spouse are going to show up word for word in someone else’s chat session a year or two from now.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The title came to her first — “At the Beach, in Every Life” — and the song poured out of her, nearly word for word.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
They point to the statement given by a different man which they say is "almost identical, word for word" to the statement given by Kanwaljit Singh.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
Incidents of people running for their lives or being treated for shock were repeated nearly word for word in newspapers across the country.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
