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as in told
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
why don't you just say what's on your mind?
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as in expressed
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
I'm not quite sure how to say this, but that's the worst essay I've ever read
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as in assumed
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
let's say, for the sake of argument, that this is true
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as in aforementioned
mentioned previously
with said guidebook in hand, we set off to explore the city
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Recent Examples of said
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The other nine suspects were members of three other gangs that tangled with McKillville, Clark said.
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Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2026
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
The models specifically reproduced how said particles would interact with the expanding shell of material shrugged off by the supernova's dying progenitor star.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 May 2026
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Anderson had arrived safely and was staying overnight in the La Guaira hotel before returning home, Salcedo said in an interview with Reuters news agency.
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Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The other nine suspects were members of three other gangs that tangled with McKillville, Clark said.
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Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2026
Adjective
From the Boston Police Department, the committee is requesting Cox provide them with the number of ICE detainers that BPD has received and has declined to honor since Jan. 1, 2022, including the criminal histories of non-U.S. citizens who were the subject of said detainers.
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Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
The models specifically reproduced how said particles would interact with the expanding shell of material shrugged off by the supernova's dying progenitor star.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 May 2026
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Three older adults, aged from 80 to 95, died over the weekend in the Bordeaux region from health issues caused by the heat wave, local government official Sophie Brocas told France TV late on Sunday.
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If convicted, King could serve anywhere from two to 10 years in prison, and pay up to a $10,000 fine, Judge John Wilson Weeks told the jury pool ahead of the selection process.
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The decision comes after several parents and teachers expressed concern about AI.
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Several Republican senators expressed misgivings about the idea, pointing to the potential for security and legal risks.
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Watching the hearing via Zoom from a prison holding room, Powell wiped his eyes and sighed heavily as Cribbs once again recited the facts of the case before Judge Rachelle Carnesale, explaining when Walton was fatally shot.
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Adorni recited specific trades on air.
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The savings pool is smaller than assumed.
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Homicide detectives have assumed control and are investigating the incident.
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That is partly rooted in the aforementioned co-op laws and historic-preservation regulations.
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Will the aforementioned quartet be a little extra motivated to show out this weekend on the banks of McCovey Cove?
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Among the directors, the class captures several of the year’s most talked-about filmmakers.
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But his cousin was a police reserve officer and talked him into joining in 1984.
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The motion also stated that Boutros has instituted a new policy for when judges request grand jury transcripts.
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As stated in promotional materials for the documentary, most American moms don’t want to milk their own cow or stay up working all hours of the night after their kids go to bed.
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Perhaps only Meagher had nearly memorized it.
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The other half is King’s reaction, memorized by fans who grew up in the hopefulness of the Rose years.
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“Said.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/said. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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