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In the latter category was presenter Jimmy Kimmel, who, in an act of exaggeration that would be Swiftian if intentional, equated the free speech policies of North Korea with those of, um, CBS.
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
The, um, spin on one death elicits a smile, mostly because of Weaving’s disgusted takes.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
The smokescreen project, says George Wise… Kind morphed over into, um, working on the atmosphere and particles in the atmosphere in general.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The blog’s comments section was a mixed, um, bag.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
The, um, spin on one death elicits a smile, mostly because of Weaving’s disgusted takes.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
The smokescreen project, says George Wise… Kind morphed over into, um, working on the atmosphere and particles in the atmosphere in general.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The blog’s comments section was a mixed, um, bag.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 1 Apr. 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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