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“There was this guy one time that ejected and got X, Y or Z.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The RPC review, which did not name Prof Ian Brown but referred to "Dr Y", found out of the 20 cases reviewed, 15 were "unsatisfactory overall".

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Every third EV sold in the U.S. this year has been a Model Y. This summer, Tesla broadened the vehicle’s appeal by launching a slightly longer variant, the Model Y L, with six seats.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

“He mentioned something like, ‘Look, you can get frustrated with jersey number X or Y, but we still need to love the name on the back,’” Coen said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The Rivers Niger and Benue merge and make a Y shape.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

As for millennials, if you’re looking to draw that line for the current crop of thirty-to-fortysomethings, the point that separates Gen Y’s art and all that came before, look no further than Lena Dunham.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

The Model Y’s pitch starts with an altogether reasonable price.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

The Model Y’s human-machine interface doesn’t include a typical gear selector.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

More than 75,000 BYDs were sold in Mexico last year, according to Segment Y’s tally.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

Thanks to his long acquaintanceship with the locker room attendant, he and Maniac were privileged to continue using the Y’s shower facilities at their pleasure.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Still, Tesla could be raising prices because it sees strong demand for higher-end Model Ys.

From Barron's May 17, 2026

To doubters, Scaringe and his executives frequently point to the success of Tesla’s similarly sized and priced Model Y. Tesla sold nearly 360,000 Model Ys in the U.S. in 2025, making it America’s bestselling EV.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

One such lost city – Ys – was believed to lie in the Bay of Douarnenez, just a few kilometres to the east.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2025

In 2020, Musk said Tesla would have enough 4680 capacity in-house to supply 1.3 million Model Ys.

From Reuters Mar. 10, 2023

And all along the rooftop of the structure stood twelve-foot-tall steel posts, a picket line of uppercase Ys, each of them strung with razor wire.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

We have the y’s on the right and the constants on the left.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

I should have typed ‘Hey’ with two y’s, not just one!’

From The Guardian Jan. 10, 2016

“I should have typed ‘Hey’ with two y’s, not just one!”

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2015

I could add and subtract and multiply and divide, but I entered the wilderness when words became equations and x’s and y’s.

From The New Yorker Jan. 26, 2015

Once the guppies turn into x's and y’s, my contacts fog.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The original is as follows: “By commyxstion and mellyng furst wiþ danes and afterward wiþ Normans in menye þe contray longage ys apeyred, and som vseþ strange wlaffyng, chyteryng, harrying and garryng, grisbittyng.”

From The Guardian Aug. 15, 2019

“He sa ys he kno ws,” Helen told Theresa.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

‘Syr kyng,’ he seyd, ‘be goddes dede, Torrant bryngythe a devyll̴ ys hed, 380 Ther with he woll̴ yow present.’

From Torrent of Portyngale by Unknown

More upwarde be Eryri Hilles, and in them ys very little corne.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by H. C. Hart

I warne yow, dowghttyr, be the Rode, Yt ys for yow bothe good, Ther to I Red yow trast.’

From Torrent of Portyngale by Unknown




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