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By Chad Bishop After 19 games of the regular season with the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system in place, the Braves have been, um, not great.
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Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
When the immune system is activated against myelin, um, the immune cells go from the blood, cross the blood brain barrier, go into the central nervous system, and cause demyelinating injury.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
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.
—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, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
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Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
When the immune system is activated against myelin, um, the immune cells go from the blood, cross the blood brain barrier, go into the central nervous system, and cause demyelinating injury.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
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.
—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, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 30 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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