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As the film begins, a mother (Kim Hye-soo) and her young daughter (Park Yeon-ah) have just moved into a new apartment after Mom caught Dad cheating.
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Of course, that assumes the school will make the right hire, which for this program … ah, nevertheless.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Dance, as a universal language across generations and cultures, became a symbolic way to express their bond—and to suggest that Soo-ah’s memories remained intact despite becoming a zombie.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
In the Best Director category, Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda (Asura), Denmark’s Bille August (The Count of Montecristo), South Korea’s Won-suk Kim (When Life Gives You Tangerines), Philip Barantini (Adolescence) and Jin-ah Lee (To My Lonely Sister) are among the nominees.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Of course, that assumes the school will make the right hire, which for this program … ah, nevertheless.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Dance, as a universal language across generations and cultures, became a symbolic way to express their bond—and to suggest that Soo-ah’s memories remained intact despite becoming a zombie.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
In the Best Director category, Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda (Asura), Denmark’s Bille August (The Count of Montecristo), South Korea’s Won-suk Kim (When Life Gives You Tangerines), Philip Barantini (Adolescence) and Jin-ah Lee (To My Lonely Sister) are among the nominees.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ah
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If not for Camilla, who’d gone out of her way to take Regina in, even letting her share the bedroom with her and Lalla, the others wouldn’t have welcomed her—not out of spite, no, because none of them were spiteful after all, but out of indifference, selfishness, plain and simple.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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That sounds a lot like Kelce plans to return to the Chiefs, no?—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2026
Interjection
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But, hey, nothing gold can stay — especially across 27 seasons.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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But hey, two billionaire friends are better than one, right?—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
6 Jan. 2026
Interjection
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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
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Oh gee, is that supposed to be me in the video with the goatee?—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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As the spigot closed, inflation spiked (gee, maybe there’s a connection?) and the economy slowed, the state budget went from a whopping surplus to stubborn deficits.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
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The series is moored by the performance of Kim Min-ha, who is believable both as mischievous teen Hee-wan, and deeply depressed young adult Hee-wan.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
18 Dec. 2025
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Tagovailoa’s footwork is what drives his throws, and tha ha’s been off for most of this season.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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