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Just this week, Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, warned at the Davos summit that the AI revolution depends on, um, more people actually wanting to use it.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
But, um, this jacket reminds me of that moment, of that time period in the early seventies.
—Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Last week, Williams made his late-night debut on The Tonight Show teaching the host how to, um, stretch.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
So this year's Golden Globes red carpet is, um, really doing it for me.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
But, um, this jacket reminds me of that moment, of that time period in the early seventies.
—Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Last week, Williams made his late-night debut on The Tonight Show teaching the host how to, um, stretch.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
So this year's Golden Globes red carpet is, um, really doing it for me.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 2 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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