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"It's absolutely heartbreaking. It really is emotionally devastating, because it's utter despair: no more lake," said amateur local historian David Favre, who lives in the Swiss village of Les Brenets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
A video of Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., looking on with a mask of utter horror quickly circulated online.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
But their unrelieved brightness and utter lack of texture have the bland flatness of plastic, and render them lifeless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Molly said the whole family were in "complete utter shock" at the 7lb arrival.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Yup,” Regan said, and then to my utter surprise she sprinted straight up to them.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
One wonderfully executed sequence, in which Jonathan’s aunt calmly utters uncomfortable truths to the hypocritical and insensitive diners around her, is shocking and hilarious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
In it he utters what is now one of cinema's most famous lines.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
"Brilliant," is one word that nearly every single England fan I speak to utters as I call out to them outside the stadium.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
Leave the thorn, Pleasure utters in lament, take the rose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
Emily gushes with a little giggle as she utters Soojin’s future name.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
The saying is one of his favorite maxims, but it hasn’t been uttered by any other world leader for centuries.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
Even after Warner Bros. uttered a seemingly decisive “That’s all folks” in regard to the movie, director Dave Green believed the production’s quality would ultimately save it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He often speaks about how he is living his dream - his parents have told him he has been talking about playing for England since he uttered his first words.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
"It's crazy!" uttered a woman as the crowd beside suddenly burst into enthusiastic applause.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
I never uttered the words “I’m from Idaho” until I’d left it.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
“Not where we want to be,” said quarterback Justin Herbert, quickly uttering the understatement of the afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Lumen has followed up with another comedy skit, including one about a company lawyer who zealously stops Seattleites from uttering the brand’s name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
For example, lying isn’t merely uttering a falsehood.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
Without uttering a word, they portray the nurses bustling behind doctors in the hit series "The Pitt," the agents guarding a crime scene in "NCIS" or, like Armella, work as "stand-ins" for stars.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Hazel could sense that there were many all about, taking flies and moths on the wing and uttering their minute cries as they flew.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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