some 1 of 2

as in one
known but not named some people won't be able to come

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some

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adverb

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that several pilgrims were injured, some seriously, but made no mention of any deaths even hours after the incident. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Nearly every one fulfills Bennett’s basic criteria for an ideal holiday track (some better than others), but only one has the commercial appeal and ear worm potential to compete against the queen herself. 50. Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024 The damage is compounded by local councils, which have been stripped of €2.2 billion in state subsidies, and are slashing their own arts funding—some by as much as 70%. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025 Once discarded, 66 percent of these textiles are sent to landfills to decompose (some quickly, others over hundreds of years). Andre Claudio, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for some
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Adjective
  • Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.
    SI.com, SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
    Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
Adverb
  • The Hagia Sophia receives an average of around 50,000 visitors daily and approximately 6-7 million annually, according to Istanbul Deputy Akturkoglu. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The Associated Press and Danuta Hamlin of Fox News contributed to this report.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The worst accident in Brazil’s aviation history At approximately 6:48 p.m.
    Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Each nation has contributed about a third of the debris.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
  • At the time, Trump was days away from becoming the Republican nominee for president and had been on the campaign trail for about 18 months.
    Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • From bedtime to bilingual prompts, these Latina moms are bending AI to fit around their world, not the other way around.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Stephen Curry Curry had the top-selling jersey last year, but came in at number two this time around.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • This is roughly the size of a television remote, and comes with a flashlight and built-in charger.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Fast forward to 2025, when a trip from Melbourne to Detroit in late February offered Kelly a full-circle moment, as his love for the Pistons resulted in a roughly 9,500-mile trip.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • First look at Epic Universe’s 5 immersive worlds How much does a single-day pass to Epic Universe cost?
    Samantha Neely, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Photo by Desiree Nielsen, RD 1. 5-Minute Black Bean Mango Salsa From casseroles to condiments, black beans make a stellar foundation for pretty much any recipe.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 29 Apr. 2025

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