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hmm

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interjection

  1. a sound made when considering or puzzling over something

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Indeed, the bets that turned up red flags here were placed on legal sportsbooks, where they were subject to monitoring software that could make someone think, “Hmm, that sure is weird, someone betting so much money that this specific Emmanuel Clase pitch will be a ball with a velocity of less than 94.95 mph.”

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Everything artists like them have done has made people organizing shows say, “Hmm, let’s see. Maybe I won’t give the Spanish act a Tuesday night slot. Let me try them on a Thursday or Friday night or a Sunday.”

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“When Taylor Swift called, it’s not like, ‘Hmm, should I be doing this?’”

As one Whitehall figure suggests: "problem one, is he good at being PM? No. But next problem, do you have an upgrade? Hmm..."

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Hmm, any other funny business out there worth looking into …?

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