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This guy just had found his wife bound, um, and beaten on the back porch.
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Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
If Musk uses that perch to wage his personal campaign against the NLRB, that could make things, um, complicated for Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, the pro-union Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Beef liver also contains a lot of vitamin E—but for those who prefer something a little, um, intense, dandelion leaves also contain a lot of vitamin E.
Vitamin C for clear lenses
Cataracts are one of the main causes of visual impairment worldwide.
—Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Po’s doppelgänger competition for the Complete Unknown star became very, very known, sparking a series of copycat events across the globe for famous individuals ranging from Paul Mescal and Harry Styles to Peso Pluma and, um, Shrek.
—Michael Savio, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
If Musk uses that perch to wage his personal campaign against the NLRB, that could make things, um, complicated for Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, the pro-union Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Beef liver also contains a lot of vitamin E—but for those who prefer something a little, um, intense, dandelion leaves also contain a lot of vitamin E.
Vitamin C for clear lenses
Cataracts are one of the main causes of visual impairment worldwide.
—Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Po’s doppelgänger competition for the Complete Unknown star became very, very known, sparking a series of copycat events across the globe for famous individuals ranging from Paul Mescal and Harry Styles to Peso Pluma and, um, Shrek.
—Michael Savio, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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um
interjectiona prolonged
m 
sound, əm
—used to express hesitation
well, um, I don't know
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