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• a
  a

  indefinite article

  not any particular or certain one of a class or group.
• A
  A

  noun

  the first letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
• Å
  Å

  angstrom.
• a'
  a'

  adjective

  all.
• a-
  a-

  a reduced form of the Old English preposition on, meaning “on,” “in,” “into,” “to,” “toward,” preserved before a noun in a prepositional phrase, forming a predicate adjective or an adverbial element (afoot; abed; ashore; aside; away ), or before an adjective (afar; aloud; alow ), as a moribund prefix with a verb (acknowledge ), and in archaic and dialectal use before a present participle in -ing (set the bells aringing ); and added to a verb stem with the force of a present participle (ablaze; agape; aglow; astride; and originally,awry ).
• -a
  -a

  a plural ending of nouns borrowed from Greek and Latin.
• A-
  A-

  atomic (used in combination).
• a.
  a.

  abbreviation

  year.
• A.
  A.

  abbreviation

  year.
• a–
  a–

  A prefix meaning “without” or “not” when forming an adjective (such as amorphous, without form, or atypical, not typical), and “absence of” when forming a noun (such as arrhythmia, absence of rhythm). Before a vowel or h it becomes an– (as in anhydrous, anoxia).

a

¹ American  

[uh, ey] / ə, eɪ /

indefinite article

1. not any particular or certain one of a class or group.

   a man; a chemical; a house.

2. a certain; a particular.

   one at a time; two of a kind; A Miss Johnson called.

3. another; one typically resembling.

   a Cicero in eloquence; a Jonah.

4. one (used before plural nouns that are preceded by a quantifier singular in form): a hundred men (comparehundreds of men ); a dozen times (comparedozens of times ).

5. indefinitely or nonspecifically (used with adjectives expressing number).

   a great many years; a few stars.

6. one (used before a noun expressing quantity).

   a yard of ribbon; a score of times.

7. any; a single.

   not a one.

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a ² American  

[uh, ey] / ə, eɪ /

preposition

1. each; every; per.

   ten cents a sheet; three times a day.

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a ³ American  

[uh] / ə /

preposition

1. Informal. a reduced, unstressed form of of (often written as part of a single, unhyphenated word).

   cloth a gold; time a day; kinda; sorta.

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a ⁴ American  

[uh] / ə /

auxiliary verb

Informal.

1. a reduced, unstressed form of auxiliary have following some modals, as might, should, could, would, and must (usually written as part of a single, unhyphenated word).

   We shoulda gone.

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a ⁵ American  

[uh, a, ah] / ə, æ, ɑ /

pronoun

British Dialect.

1. he.

2. she.

3. it.

4. they.

5. I.

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a ⁶ American  

abbreviation

Measurements.

1. are; ares.

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A ⁷ American  

[ey] / eɪ /

Or a

noun

• A's,
  plural
• As,
  plural
• a's,
  plural
• as
  plural

1. the first letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.

2. any spoken sound represented by the letter A or a, as in bake, hat, father, or small.

3. something having the shape of an A .

4. a written or printed representation of the letter A or a.

5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter A or a.

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idioms

1. not know from A to B, to know nothing; be ignorant.

2. from A to Z, from beginning to end; thoroughly; completely.

   He knows the Bible from A to Z.

A ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. Electricity. ampere; amperes.

2. Physics. angstrom; angstroms.

3. answer.

4. British. arterial (used with a road number to designate a major highway).

   Take the A525 to Ruthin.

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A ⁹ American  

Symbol.

1. the first in order or in a series.

2. Sometimes a

   1. (in some grading systems) a grade or mark, as in school or college, indicating the quality of a student's work as excellent or superior.

   2. (in some school systems) a symbol designating the first semester of a school year.

3. Music.

   1. the sixth tone in the scale of C major or the first tone in the relative minor scale, A minor.

   2. a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone.

   3. a written or printed note representing this tone.

   4. (in the fixed system of solmization) the sixth tone of the scale of C major, called la.

   5. the tonality having A as the tonic note.

4. Physiology. a major blood group, usually enabling a person whose blood is of this type to donate blood to persons of group A or AB and to receive blood from persons of O or A.

5. Sometimes a the medieval Roman numeral for 50 or 500.

6. Chemistry. (formerly) argon.

7. Chemistry, Physics. mass number.

8. Biochemistry.

   1. adenine.

   2. alanine

9. Logic. Also a universal affirmative.

10. British. a designation for a motion picture recommended as suitable for adults.

11. a proportional shoe width size, narrower than B and wider than AA.

12. a proportional brassiere cup size, smaller than B and larger than AA.

13. a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than AA and higher than BBB.

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Å ¹⁰ American  

Symbol, Physics.

1. angstrom.

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a' ¹¹ American  

[ah, aw] / ɑ, ɔ /

Or a

adjective

Scots

1. all.

   for a' that.

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a- ¹² American  

1. a reduced form of the Old English preposition on, meaning “on,” “in,” “into,” “to,” “toward,” preserved before a noun in a prepositional phrase, forming a predicate adjective or an adverbial element (afoot; abed; ashore; aside; away ), or before an adjective (afar; aloud; alow ), as a moribund prefix with a verb (acknowledge ), and in archaic and dialectal use before a present participle in -ing (set the bells aringing ); and added to a verb stem with the force of a present participle (ablaze; agape; aglow; astride; and originally,awry ).

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a- ¹³ American  

1. a reduced form of the Old English preposition of: akin; afresh; anew.

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a- ¹⁴ American  

1. an old point-action prefix, not referring to an act as a whole, but only to the beginning or end: She arose (rose up). They abided by their beliefs (remained faithful to the end).

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a- ¹⁵ American  

1. variant of ab- before p and v: aperient; avert.

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a- ¹⁶ American  

1. variant of ad-, used: (1) before sc, sp, st (ascend ) and (2) in words of French derivation (often with the sense of increase, addition).

   amass.

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a- ¹⁷ American  

1. variant of an- before a consonant, meaning “not,” “without”.

   amoral; atonal; achromatic.

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-a ¹⁸ American  

1. a plural ending of nouns borrowed from Greek and Latin.

   phenomena; criteria; data; errata; genera.

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-a ¹⁹ American  

1. a feminine singular ending of nouns borrowed from Latin and Greek, also used in New Latin coinages to Latinize bases of any origin, and as a Latin substitute for the feminine ending - ē of Greek words: cinchona;

   anabaena;

   cinchona;

   pachysandra.

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-a ²⁰ American  

1. an ending of personal names forming feminines from masculines.

   Georgia; Roberta.

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-a ²¹ American  

1. a suffix designating the oxide of the chemical element denoted by the stem.

   alumina; ceria; thoria.

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A- ²² American  

1. atomic (used in combination).

   A-bomb; A-plant.

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a. ²³ American  

abbreviation

1. year.

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a. ²⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. before.

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a. ²⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. about.

2. acre; acres.

3. active.

4. adjective.

5. alto.

6. ampere; amperes.

7. anonymous.

8. answer.

9. are; ares.

10. Baseball. assist; assists.

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A. ²⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. year.

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A. ²⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. before.

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A. ²⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. Absolute.

2. Academy.

3. acre; acres.

4. America.

5. American.

6. angstrom.

7. answer.

8. April.

9. Artillery.

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A ¹ British  

symbol

1. music

   1. a note having a frequency of 440 hertz ( A above middle C ) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the sixth note of the scale of C major

   2. a key, string, or pipe producing this note

   3. the major or minor key having this note as its tonic

2. a human blood type of the ABO group, containing the A antigen

3. (in Britain) a major arterial road

   the A3 runs from London to Portsmouth

4. 1. a film certified for viewing by anyone, but which contains material that some parents may not wish their children to see

   2. ( as modifier )

      an A film

5. mass number

6. the number 10 in hexadecimal notation

7. cards ace

8. chem argon (now superseded by Ar )

9. ampere(s)

10. Also: at.  ampere-turn

11. absolute (temperature)

12. (in circuit diagrams) ammeter

13. area

14. (in combination) atomic

    an A-bomb

    an A-plant

15. chem affinity

16. biochem adenine

17. logic a universal affirmative categorical proposition, such as all men are mortal: often symbolized as SaP Compare E I 2 O 1

18. 1. a person whose job is in top management, or who holds a senior administrative or professional position

    2. ( as modifier ) See also occupation groupings

       an A worker

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abbreviation

1. Austria (international car registration)

a ² British  

/ ə, eɪ /

determiner

1. used preceding a singular countable noun, if the noun is not previously specified or known

   a dog

   a terrible disappointment

2. used preceding a proper noun to indicate that a person or thing has some of the qualities of the one named

   a Romeo

   a Shylock

3. used preceding a noun or determiner of quantity

   a cupful

   a dozen eggs

   a great many

   to read a lot

4. used preceding a noun indicating a concrete or abstract thing capable of being divided

   half a loaf

   a quarter of a minute

5. each or every; per

   once a day

   fifty pence a pound

6. a certain; one

   to change policy at a stroke

   a Mr Jones called

7. (preceded by not) any at all

   not a hope

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a ³ British  

symbol

1. acceleration

2. are(s) (metric measure of land)

3. atto-

4. chess See algebraic notation

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a ⁴ British  

/ eɪ /

noun

1. the first letter and first vowel of the modern English alphabet

2. any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in take, bag, calm, shortage, or cobra

3. Also called: alpha.  the first in a series, esp the highest grade or mark, as in an examination

4. from start to finish, thoroughly and in detail

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A. ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. acre(s) or acreage

2. America(n)

3. answer

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a- ⁶ British  

prefix

1. on; in; towards

   afoot

   abed

   aground

   aback

2. literary (used before a present participle) in the act or process of

   come a-running

   go a-hunting

3. in the condition or state of

   afloat

   alive

   asleep

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Å ⁷ British  

symbol

1. angstrom unit

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a- ⁸ British  

prefix

1. not; without; opposite to

   atonal

   asocial

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a ⁹ British  

/ ə /

verb

1. an informal or dialect word for have

   they'd a said if they'd known

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a ¹⁰ British  

/ ə /

preposition

1. (usually linked to the preceding noun) an informal form of of

   sorta sad

   a kinda waste

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a' ¹¹ British  

/ ɔː /

determiner

1. variants of all

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A ¹ Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of adenine, ampere, angstrom, area

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Å ² Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of angstrom

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a– ³ Scientific  

1. A prefix meaning “without” or “not” when forming an adjective (such as amorphous, without form, or atypical, not typical), and “absence of” when forming a noun (such as arrhythmia, absence of rhythm). Before a vowel or h it becomes an– (as in anhydrous, anoxia).

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Grammar

In both spoken and written English the choice of a1 or an ¹ is determined by the initial sound of the word that follows. Before a consonant sound, a is used; before a vowel sound, an : a book, a rose; an apple, an opera. Problems arise occasionally when the following word begins with a vowel letter but actually starts with a consonant sound, or vice versa. Some words beginning with the vowel letter u and all words beginning with the vowel letters eu are pronounced with a beginning consonant sound, as if the first letter were y : a union; a European. Some other spellings that begin with a vowel letter may also stand for an initial consonant sound: a ewe; a ewer. The words one and once and all compounds of which they are the first element begin with a w sound: a one-room apartment; a once-famous actor. The names of the consonant letters f, h, l, m, n, r, s, and x are pronounced with a beginning vowel sound. When these letters are used as words or to form words, they are preceded by an : to rent an L-shaped studio; to fly an SST. The names of the vowel letter u and the semivowel letters w and y are pronounced with a beginning consonant sound. When used as words, they are preceded by a : a U-turn; The plumber installed a Y in the line. In some words beginning with the letter h, the h is not pronounced; the words actually begin with a vowel sound: an hour; an honor. When the h is strongly pronounced, as in a stressed syllable at the beginning of a word, it is preceded by a : a history of the Sioux; a hero sandwich. (In former times an was used before strongly pronounced h in a stressed first syllable: an hundred. ) Such adjectives as historic, historical, heroic, and habitual, which begin with an unstressed syllable and often with a silent or weakly pronounced h, are commonly preceded by an, especially in British English. But the use of a rather than an is widespread in both speech and writing: a historical novel; a habitual criminal. Hotel and unique are occasionally preceded by an, but this use is increasingly old-fashioned. Although in some dialects an has yielded to a in all cases, edited writing reflects usage as described above.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• A's
  plural
• As
  plural
• a's
  plural
• as
  plural

Etymology

Origin of a¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English; originally preconsonantal phonetic variant of an ¹

Origin of a²

Originally Middle English a, preconsonantal variant of on ( a- ¹ ); confused with a ¹

Origin of a³

Middle English; unstressed preconsonantal variant of of ¹

Origin of a⁴

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; a phonetic variant of have

Origin of a⁵

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English a, ha

Origin of a-¹²

Middle English, late Old English; cf. a ², nowadays

Origin of a-¹³

Middle English; see a ³

Origin of a-¹⁴

Middle English; Old English a- (unstressed), ǣ-, ā-, ō- (stressed; see abb, woof ¹, oakum), rarely or- ( see ordeal), ultimately from unattested Germanic uz- from unstressed Indo-European uss-, from ud-s (these latter two also unattested), akin to out; in some cases confused with a- ⁴, as in abridge

Origin of a-¹⁵

Middle English < Latin ā-, a- (variant of ab- ab- ); in some words < French a- < Latin ab-, as in abridge

Origin of a-¹⁶

Middle English, in some words < Middle French a- < Latin ad- prefix or ad preposition ( ad- ), as in abut; in others < Latin a- (variant of ad- ad- ), as in ascend

Origin of -a²⁰

From Latin feminine ending -a, as Claudia, feminine of Claudius; see -a ²

Origin of -a²¹

Probably generalized from the -a of magnesia

Origin of a.²³

< Latin annō, ablative of annus

Origin of a.²⁴

From the Latin word ante

Origin of A.²⁶

< Latin annō, ablative of annus

Origin of A.²⁷

From the Latin word ante

Example Sentences

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a A Å a' a- -a A- a. A. a– A's As a's as

Gov. Gavin Newsom has two months to sign the bill into law, barring a veto that would be surprising because of the lack of opposition.

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President Donald Trump has confirmed that he secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month due to a possible threat.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Should he decide to sell the Angels, the city could use the exemption as leverage in discussions with a new owner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The final vote came on Monday on a consent calendar, the place for matters considered so routine that no legislator even wishes to discuss them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

One of the ships was lost in a storm.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

A stronger print could reinforce a tighter policy and add further pressure to gold, says Tony Sage, CEO of Critical Metals, in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

“It’s cool. A lot of guys played against each other in high school.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

A colander or a draining spoon will give you lots of mini-eclipses, with the images projected on to the ground while you stand with your back to the Sun.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

A StubHub spokesperson said about 1% of orders result in a refund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

A doctor makes the diagnosis by doing a test called a biopsy.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

In the new study, the research team employed state-of-the-art cryo-electron microscopy techniques to capture nine different states associated with the lipid transport and determine structures at 2.4 to 3.1 Å resolution for these states.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2023

Danish, an often staccato language spoken by only about six million people and whose alphabet includes the letters Æ, Ø and Å, is perhaps an unlikely choice for pop’s next lingua franca.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

“Below 1 Å is almost impossible to reach for cryo-EM,” he says.

From Nature ● Jun. 2, 2020

Note: The length unit angstrom, Å, is often used to represent atomic-scale dimensions and is equivalent to 10−10 m.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

At the third epoch, when near-infrared wavelength information was again available, the peak shifted further to 11,000 Å and the overall spectral shape changed.

From Nature ● Oct. 15, 2017

Some songs—such as “A Guid New Year to ane a’ A’”—were widely recognized.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 27, 2023

The Scottish government agreed with a recommendation by Sepa which allows Scottish Water to increase abstraction levels from the Allt a' Mhuilinn burn.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2023

Whether all this adds up to some big change a’ coming to City Hall, it’s too soon to say.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023

Continue round into Glen Pean and up to the Bealach a’ Chaorainn.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 29, 2020

His employer says he should ride a Volkswagen van called a' combi through a checkpoint about forty minutes north of town.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Katie Hafner: In fact, they call it kind of a- a triangle of –

From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023

That giant thing of spices that looks like a-

From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2019

Average sizes are about 2.0 μm and 1.2 μm along the a- and c-axes, respectively. b, AFM height image and height profiles for the MFI nanosheets.

From Nature ● Mar. 14, 2017

The Israeli grandmaster plays the positional side of a Benko Gambit to perfection, building up great pressure on the a- and b-files while the great Benko bishop strafes the White position from g7.

From Washington Times ● May 12, 2015

You wouldn’t ha’ believed in them first days of April that trouble was a- brewin’ fer all of us—ever’ one was feelin’ good, and we was gettin’ along so fine.”

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

I don't think the "-e" should eliminate the existing "-o" and the "-a."

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2022

Winston, the No. 1 overall pick from the 2015 draft, has one turnover in the past three games, -a meaningless interception with 1 second remaining in last week’s 28-14 loss to the Saints.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2018

During the scenes, partly I'd be thinking what an incredible job the set dressers had done, but there were shocking moments -a scene in Highgate cemetery with Nazi soldiers chilled me inside.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2017

He needs to grow up or get out -a cancer in the locker room.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2017

The eyes of some animal peer at me from the neighboring tree -a possum maybe -catching the firelight from the Careers' torches.

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“Michael” earned an A- grade from opening-night audiences, according to market-research firm CinemaScore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

The difference between an A- and an A+, according to the report, could depend on how much spring precipitation the region receives.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2024

“Frozen Empire” garnered a B+ CinemaScore from moviegoers, a tick down from the A- score for “Afterlife.”

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"W t's the Hand's tourney that's the cause of all the trou- I ble, my lords," the Commander of the City Watch A- complained to the king's council.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Find the derivative of the equation in a. and explain its physical meaning.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

Use the answer to part a. to find a general formula for the present value of payments of C dollars received each year over the next n years, assuming an average annual interest rate r.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

For the following exercises, a. find the inverse function, and b. find the domain and range of the inverse function.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

Using a. and b. is the train speeding up or slowing down?

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

If it was a. station outside it was curiously quiet.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

“The message to everyone in the police department is keep your mouth shut,” said David A. Harris, a law professor at University of Pittsburgh and an expert on police misconduct.

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“This quarter is a reflection of the significant progress Biogen has made repositioning the company for long-term growth,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher A. Viehbacher.

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Not an A. No, because not every assignment has been completed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

It is Exhibit A. A guarantee that demands this much luck, money, and endurance before a court will enforce it has not been functioning as a guarantee.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

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You know, that’s actually the easiest of all things, if you look, cause it’s such a–

From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2020

The montage ends with a honest rap from Issa: “I don’t want to be here, but my ex won’t take me back. So my broken a– is here, small-talking over apps.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2017

We created a– civilian review board, gave them their own detectives.

From Time ● Jan. 17, 2016

MELBER: Now your path here– involved time as a– as a lawyer and a prosecutor. 

From MSNBC ● Feb. 12, 2015

But whatever happens, you’ll 240 believe I’ve done my best, won’t you?–even if I’m not a– Promise me straight, you’ll lock up tight every night.”

From Into the Primitive by Robert Ames Bennett

Louth, 20 years old, said he earned all A’s and one B in his first semester and doubted he would have worked as hard had the classes been pass/fail.

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No wonder the A’s signed him to a seven-year, $70 million contract before the season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

His last assignment in the Lions role was South Africa A's tour of England in May and June, where his side lost both four-day matches and two of three 50-over games.

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In the same way a dismal class performance on a business school exam will still yield some A’s, curves also apply in the stock market when a company’s results aren’t necessarily jumping off the page.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

“He has finished his first year of college and earned A’s in all of his courses.”

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

As he left, Turner gave a brief faith-laced pep talk for a group of young Dream Center residents in the audience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

As recently as last week, Ellison met with top executives at the company to outline a possible fall move, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

As it turns out, this is only a golden city for some people – and they're not the ones developers had hoped to attract.

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As soon as they entered Sandy June’s driveway, the sounds of horns and screeching brakes had disappeared.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Like other Romance languages, Spanish divides most endings of nouns into masculine o’s or feminine a’s.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2021

And then, every fourth January, we’re suddenly expected to say it, to spell it, to know where to place the u’s and a’s.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2017

But there is no doubt who is the original source of the line, and his last name is spelled with two a's.

From Time Magazine Archive

His accent, a resonant blend of broad a's, clipped consonants and superbly rounded r's, is the same accent he used for credit in Manhattan speakeasies 20 years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

He turned red, thinking of his trouble with long a’s, th’s, l’s, consonants at the ends of words.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Should he decide to sell the Angels, the city could use the exemption as leverage in discussions with a new owner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

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Panumre Liberum argue that copper offers gold’s inflation protection, plus an industrial-backed demand growth story, as well as a relative immunity to movements in interest rates.

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Rushing said that Sunday was the first time he’d felt pain while throwing — “didn’t feel a pop or anything, but felt pretty serious as it kind of tightened up on me a little bit.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

They have no prior notice that they are wanted or needed in the national military, but they arrive at their designated stations as requested.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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