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Stuck in his hometown, but 30 years in the past, Marty must find a way to return to … um … his future.
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Bell Laboratories, for instance, really preferred to hire men from the Midwest, and, um, really preferred not to hire Jews.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
In the near term, however, there’s TV history to be made … and the, um, Tiricommander-in-chief will be at the center of it all.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2026
My hot take is, um, sticking with the, the lift line.
—Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2026
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Bell Laboratories, for instance, really preferred to hire men from the Midwest, and, um, really preferred not to hire Jews.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
In the near term, however, there’s TV history to be made … and the, um, Tiricommander-in-chief will be at the center of it all.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2026
My hot take is, um, sticking with the, the lift line.
—Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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um
interjectiona prolonged
m 
sound, əm
—used to express hesitation
well, um, I don't know
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