say for
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—used with words such as something, little, a lot, etc., to show that someone or something does or does not deserve to be praised, admired, etc.
It says a lot for her that she stayed in the game even though she was injured.
The students' low test scores don't say much for the education they're receiving.
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All the actress can say for certain is that Mrs. Chen is a simulacrum of her own mother.
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Josh Weiss, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Scientists can’t say for sure that is happening because of the feature’s lumpy appearance and curious lack of flow features.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
What’s more, historians can’t say for sure that they were crafted to resemble dragons.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
No one can say for sure, but a lot of that would probably come out of the pockets of consumers, costing the typical middle-income household about $1,700 a year, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
If anything, the switch this summer from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris only made these races more competitive, and all anyone can say for sure is that when the votes are counted in November things are going to be close.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
The researchers can’t say for sure which style came first, although when looking at birds and bats, flapping is the most common, Rosenbach said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The original bones that Longman described don’t have enough defining characteristics to say for certain, but most of the other subsequent specimens categorized as Kronosaurus don’t seem to match with K. queenslandicus.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
The agency has used AI to identify faces from a more narrow range of athletes, say for a professional soccer match or NBA game where all of the athletes are already well known.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
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Josh Weiss, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Scientists can’t say for sure that is happening because of the feature’s lumpy appearance and curious lack of flow features.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
What’s more, historians can’t say for sure that they were crafted to resemble dragons.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
No one can say for sure, but a lot of that would probably come out of the pockets of consumers, costing the typical middle-income household about $1,700 a year, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
If anything, the switch this summer from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris only made these races more competitive, and all anyone can say for sure is that when the votes are counted in November things are going to be close.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
The researchers can’t say for sure which style came first, although when looking at birds and bats, flapping is the most common, Rosenbach said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The original bones that Longman described don’t have enough defining characteristics to say for certain, but most of the other subsequent specimens categorized as Kronosaurus don’t seem to match with K. queenslandicus.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
The agency has used AI to identify faces from a more narrow range of athletes, say for a professional soccer match or NBA game where all of the athletes are already well known.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
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