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Derek has opened up the New Museum of Glue, a museum devoted to, um, glue.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
But they were, um, featured in an exhibit at the Renwick Gallery, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2018.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
The first and second quarters were, um, tumultuous for investors, including for anyone with a 401(k) or other workplace retirement plan.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Trump returns from his tariff summit overseas with Satan in tow… but all the reporters want to know is if the two of them are, um, intimate.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
But they were, um, featured in an exhibit at the Renwick Gallery, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2018.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
The first and second quarters were, um, tumultuous for investors, including for anyone with a 401(k) or other workplace retirement plan.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Trump returns from his tariff summit overseas with Satan in tow… but all the reporters want to know is if the two of them are, um, intimate.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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um
interjectiona prolonged
m 
sound, əm
—used to express hesitation
well, um, I don't know
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