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The first and second quarters were, um, tumultuous for investors, including for anyone with a 401(k) or other workplace retirement plan.
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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
Now, um, sorry to say this to you publicly, but that’s such a grandma station.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
It’s been a while since Bigelow was a major player on the Oscar scene, but working off of a script from the screenwriter of Jackie (and, um, The Maze Runner), interest will be piqued.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
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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
Now, um, sorry to say this to you publicly, but that’s such a grandma station.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
It’s been a while since Bigelow was a major player on the Oscar scene, but working off of a script from the screenwriter of Jackie (and, um, The Maze Runner), interest will be piqued.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 9 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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