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as in to tell
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 to express
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 to assume
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 about
close to but not exactly
a person consumes, say, 2000 calories a day
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Recent Examples of say
Hadas Gold, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Apple has already said the update would arrive in December, but given that iOS 18.1 was scheduled for October and only landed on Monday, Oct. 28, many had assumed that late December was likely.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
As for the criminal trial, Lopez Andrade will have another hearing later this year where the judge will have the ultimate say on sentencing.
—Nbc South Florida, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Having deep historical knowledge of how counties and states have voted in the past will also help provide certainty in the rare case of an abnormality, Tranter said.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Apple has already said the update would arrive in December, but given that iOS 18.1 was scheduled for October and only landed on Monday, Oct. 28, many had assumed that late December was likely.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
At last week’s meeting in Russia of the BRICS nations, a group of emerging economies that want a greater say in global institutions, leaders called for the creation of an alternative payment system that would not be dependent on the U.S. dollar.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
As for the criminal trial, Lopez Andrade will have another hearing later this year where the judge will have the ultimate say on sentencing.
—Nbc South Florida, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Chapple told Vassos during the show that Goree's passing was the most devastating loss of his life, ScreenRant adds.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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The incident began when store management told Owusu that a man, later identified as Rosario, was behaving erratically in the store by pacing back and forth, Bishop said.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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On Saturday, Elvira Monk expressed relief at the prospect of arrests in her brother’s death.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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For some horror-thriller heads, the moment might recall a similar sentiment expressed in the original Speak No Evil, Christian Tafdrup’s 2022 film about a family who gets tortured, and ultimately killed, by a sociopath who takes advantage of their middle-class politeness.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The Taliban has enacted a new measure prohibiting Afghan women from praying aloud or reciting the Quran in the presence of other women.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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She’s clearly meant for better things than stiffly reciting wooden slasher-movie dialogue in lifeless Scream retreads.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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By investing in infrastructure and assuming the associated risks, these services allow stakeholders to operate without altering their business processes.Oleg Chanchikov, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Collectors who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Wiley’s paintings in the past are sitting on investments whose value might not be what it once was assumed to be.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yet, some have not heard back for about three years.Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Fresh-cut or peeled have a shorter shelf life, about two to three weeks stored in the refrigerator.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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EchoStar shares, which closed at $26.13 on Monday, were at $21.99 on Thursday, a sign that investors weren’t pleased with the sale falling apart — although the earnings report could have played into the decline.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Berkshire also added more than 400,000 shares of pool equipment wholesale distributor Pool Corp. (POOL+3.51%), valued at about $152 million.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In this week's episode of Truly Texan, Doggett talks in-depth about her experience with multiple sclerosis as well as what is was like to be a patient for once.Hannah Ortega, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Arizona Republic Glendale police arrested two men suspected of following a man who withdrew $50,000 in cash to buy a truck before the money was grabbed from the car while the man was talking with the seller.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Ultimately, the 2024 election presents us with the opportunity to pick a definitive side in America's roiling cold civil war, which this column has often phrased as that between the forces of civilizational sanity and the forces of civilizational arson.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Consider that the way the team phrased the QB dynamic after Wilson signed led Kenny Pickett to ask for a trade.Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
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“Say.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/say. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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