- a variation of yay.
yea
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Congress is crying out for a dedicated White House ambassador—someone who can be trusted to speak for the president, to yea or nay ideas, to shuttle proposals, to wrangle rebels in line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The shares are up around 20% this yea, while the world’s largest crypto is up 9.7% in 2026.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
And, yea, the hate has increased exponentially, too.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
Lee, who has always denied the offences, could potentially return in October next yea when his ban finishes, though he would then be aged 50 and would have to repay £125,000 in outstanding legal fees.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2023
And all the host and all the people cried yea with one voice.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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"Even 80 yeas after the war, Okinawa where we live is a place that is so unnerving," 48-year-old mother of two boys Hitomi Miyagi told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
With COVID-19 protocols in place three yeas ago in Cleveland, 12 college stars attended the draft during the pandemic.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Feijoo will need the support of 176 lawmakers out of the lower house's 350 deputies to clinch the premiership, or, failing that, a simple majority of more yeas than nays in a second vote.
From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2023
With $1.5 billion in ticket sales, “Top Gun: Maverick” helped bring moviegoers — especially older, more hesitant moviegoers — back to theaters after two-plus yeas of pandemic.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
How, for instance, could Shakspeare paint the yeas and nays, the twists, the turns, the intricacies of Gwendolen Harleth's thought during the long weeks while she was debating whether she should accept Grandcourt?
From The English Novel And the Principle of its Development by Sidney Lanier