Y
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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‘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