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Interjection
  • Why, oh why, do the Rangers keep throwing away almost certain victories in the final minutes of playoff games?
    FILIP BONDY, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2017
Interjection
  • The answer is almost certainly no.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Is your iPhone listening to you — no, well not exactly.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Interjection
  • But, hey, that’s just almost a perfect combo of artists, Doja Cat and Kenny G.
    Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There's also Cyborg, who, although a member of the Justice League, ends up working with the Titans because… hey, why not?
    Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Interjection
  • And Sacks, a PayPal Mafia member and veteran Silicon Valley investor, is just the sort of titan of industry this town routinely devours and humiliates — from Rex Tillerson to, well, Elon Musk.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The irony is that without vivid color, many snacks and cereals look faded and, well, obviously processed.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
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“What.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/what. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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