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
“So yea but please keep the fam in prayers,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
“And, yea, the hate has increased exponentially, too. But do not worry about their words. We are fighting for good, and it shows.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
It may be some Ages hence, a voyage to the Southern unknown Tracts, yea possibly the Moon, will not be more strange then one to America.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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
In the 40 yeas Roger has been taking pictures of miners, attitudes towards coal have shifted and there has been a move towards greener energy.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 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
Sitting in the gallery that overlooks the Senate floor, lobbyists pulled out ballpoint pens to track the yeas and nays.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
The floor and galleries of the Senate Chamber were crowded during the delivery of the speech and the roll-call followed immediately, resulting: yeas 33, nays 15, more than two thirds.
From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by White, Horace
