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to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual
He drawled his name in a Southern accent.
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Another problem with nuclear energy is the price While the cost of generating power from nuclear energy is low, building the plant is what ends up costing so much, said Joseph DeNicola, a senior policy advisor at DEEP.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026 -
But Andrew Spar, the president of the statewide union, said via text that a majority of local teachers unions now fall short of that threshold.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Millie Bobby Brown shouted out adoptive moms on her first Mother's Day.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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According to Reaves, Goble shouted directly in his face before the ball went up.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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That line, uttered by Duncan in the last scene of this week’s episode, is as succinct a thesis statement as The Audacity has offered about the ethical wasteland of Silicon Valley.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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The reference, for those who don’t closely follow conservative news sources, was to a line Obama uttered in 2012.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2026
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Malone has a lovely natural voice — intimately whispered, with hints of ‘70s country rock.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Homan said officials had a quick, quiet, whispered conversation.—
Robbie Owens,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.—
Bryce Miller Columnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Nov. 2021
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All Hell sounded like CFCF holed up in a hotel on a diet of Jack Daniels and Eddie Rabbitt tapes.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2026
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Air raid alarms sounded for roughly 11 hours throughout Wednesday and overnight, according to CNN’s team on the ground.—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The foul-mouthed teddy bear wants an Emmy.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Royals broadcaster Eric Hosmer summed up the fan response to that Erceg foul-mouthed slip-up.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
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“Drawled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawled. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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