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Now, um, sorry to say this to you publicly, but that’s such a grandma station.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Once upon a time—meaning, um, as recently as earlier this year—Silicon Valley couldn’t stop talking about AGI.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
For instance, the Cardinals rank ahead of, in addition to the Browns, the New Orleans Saints, the Seattle Seahawks and, um, the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
And in the crux of that rapid, um, it's called the sock dollinger punch.
—Outside Online, 20 Aug. 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Once upon a time—meaning, um, as recently as earlier this year—Silicon Valley couldn’t stop talking about AGI.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
For instance, the Cardinals rank ahead of, in addition to the Browns, the New Orleans Saints, the Seattle Seahawks and, um, the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
And in the crux of that rapid, um, it's called the sock dollinger punch.
—Outside Online, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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um
interjectiona prolonged
m 
sound, əm
—used to express hesitation
well, um, I don't know
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