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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).
Synonyms

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.


a 2 American  
[uh, ey] / ə, eɪ /

preposition

  1. each; every; per.

    ten cents a sheet; three times a day.


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.


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.


a 5 American  
[uh, a, ah] / ə, æ, ɑ /

pronoun

British Dialect.
  1. he.

  2. she.

  3. it.

  4. they.

  5. I.


a 6 American  

abbreviation

Measurements.
  1. are; ares.


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.


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.


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.


Å 10 American  
Symbol, Physics.
  1. angstrom.


a' 11 American  
[ah, aw] / ɑ, ɔ /
Or a

adjective

Scots
  1. all.

    for a' that.


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 ).


a- 13 American  
  1. a reduced form of the Old English preposition of: akin; afresh; anew.


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).


a- 15 American  
  1. variant of ab- before p and v: aperient; avert.


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.


a- 17 American  
  1. variant of an- before a consonant, meaning “not,” “without”.

    amoral; atonal; achromatic.


-a 18 American  
  1. a plural ending of nouns borrowed from Greek and Latin.

    phenomena; criteria; data; errata; genera.


-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.


-a 20 American  
  1. an ending of personal names forming feminines from masculines.

    Georgia; Roberta.


-a 21 American  
  1. a suffix designating the oxide of the chemical element denoted by the stem.

    alumina; ceria; thoria.


A- 22 American  
  1. atomic (used in combination).

    A-bomb; A-plant.


a. 23 American  

abbreviation

  1. year.


a. 24 American  

abbreviation

  1. before.


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.


A. 26 American  

abbreviation

  1. year.


A. 27 American  

abbreviation

  1. before.


A. 28 American  

abbreviation

  1. Absolute.

  2. Academy.

  3. acre; acres.

  4. America.

  5. American.

  6. angstrom.

  7. answer.

  8. April.

  9. Artillery.


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

    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

  4. mass number

  5. the number 10 in hexadecimal notation

  6. cards ace

  7. chem argon (now superseded by Ar )

  8. ampere(s)

  9. Also: at.  ampere-turn

  10. absolute (temperature)

  11. (in circuit diagrams) ammeter

  12. area

  13. (in combination) atomic

    an A-bomb

    an A-plant

  14. chem affinity

  15. biochem adenine

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

    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)

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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


Å 2 Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of angstrom


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).


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

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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Its goal was to succeed at a benchmarking test, the security research agency said.

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Testers at the AI Security Institute didn’t expect the Anthropic and OpenAI models to go rogue but realized that something had gone awry when they received a strange alert the morning of July 28.

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She has retired from her most recent job as a bank secretary and has dedicated much of her time as a volunteer usher at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

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A U.K. government-backed AI research institute said Tuesday that during routine tests, models built by OpenAI and Anthropic unexpectedly took “autonomous, unsanctioned action on the live internet, targeting real people and organisations.”

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A key part of this year's Han Kuang exercise is decentralising command and control to enable commanders and officers on the battlefield to make operational decisions without waiting for orders.

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A man who was reported missing in Fawnskin on Monday morning was found deceased by the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department near his campsite after an extensive search.

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A spokesperson for Storonsky's family office told the paper the claim was "without merit and will be defended".

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A line is drawn between their center point to lay out a hypothetical path for the tamping iron.

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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

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 first epoch, all deviations from the blackbody spectrum are below about 10% in the range 3,500 Å–20,000 Å, indicating that the fit is very satisfactory.

From Nature Oct. 15, 2017

Observations were made with the spectrograph configuration, using a grating with 600 lines per millimetre, which gave a resolution of 2.3 Å per pixel covering 3,700–7,700Å.

From Nature Apr. 4, 2014

Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic word cheò, meaning mist, and is a reference to the Gaelic name of Isle of Syke - Eilean a' Cheò or Isle of Mist.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2024

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

From National Geographic Dec. 27, 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

“No, you. I forget some a’ the things.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

And, uh, you know, it's just a- a very bad situation.

From Scientific American May 4, 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

Usually words ending in "-o" are masculine and those ending in "-a" are feminine, but there are many common words that break those gender rules, like "la mano," the word for "hand."

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Primarily, of course, the events are a hugely important commemoration of the Queen's death -a global tribute to the woman who was one of the most recognisable world leaders for so long.

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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.

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

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‘I’m not -a thief!’ coughed Torak, snatching at his throat.

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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

Normally it’s sort of fun to count the A- , B-, and Z-listers shilling for mayonnaise and sneakers.

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In 1926 it was decided to build A- and B-blocks on the hill, and in 1929 they were completed, along with the chapel and mess hall.

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Use your answers to parts a. and d. to determine which of the three options is best.

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You may notice that the graphs in parts a. and b. are identical.

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Rewrite the integral in part a. as an equivalent integral in five other orders.

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Use a. to find the rate at which the volume is changing at t = 1 min.

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“I wish I could live somewhere where there were books all around. In a real town, with a. real library. And I could read about pirates or explorers or anything.”

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"This is a colossal opening," said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

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“Versions of this case have played out in federal courts across the country,” Judge Daniel A. Bress wrote for the 9th Circuit on Thursday.

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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.

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The film from Universal had an "outstanding hold" for its second weekend, industry analyst David A. Gross said, after it dropped only about 30 percent from its $124 million debut.

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Nevertheless, he wanted Madison to know that it came at a price: “Mr. A. and myself were cordial friends from the beginning of the revolution,” he explained.

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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.”

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

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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 Bennett, Robert Ames

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Seriously, the dude’s shrieks could be heard echoing in the A’s dugout on the NBC Sports California broadcast of the game.

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The A’s scored the final run on a wild pitch in the ninth.

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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.

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“Did you know, Amir jan, that she earned nothing but A’s in high school?”

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"As the population moves toward 10 billion, energy issues will become just as critical as food issues," said Nakagawa, chief executive of design firm Tripod Design.

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As she explained her rationale, Halem, who appeared in court in an orange jumpsuit, sat with his head bowed, eyes downcast.

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As José Carlos Cueto reports, while the bill was passed unanimously in Colombia's Congress, it follows a long battle to eradicate the dangerous and often secretive procedure.

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“That is a part of life, shiyáázh. As much as we want, we can’t change it. We also can’t ignore it.”

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.

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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

The U.A.W. also objects to Hon a's habit of calling its employees "associates," complaining that this is intended to blur labor-management distinctions in the workers' minds.

From Time Magazine Archive

It kept reading my a's as g's or u's, my b's as d's and sprinkling periods liberally throughout my text.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Because, see, we’re in Spanish class with all the a's and o’s at the end, and Troy just comes up with this name, Ema, just like that, and boom, it stuck. You see?”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

The industry as a whole isn’t applying enough rigor to what have become dangerous experiments, said Joshua Saxe, the chief technology officer with the AI security company Abundant Security.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

They jeered even louder and longer as he took the mound in the bottom of the first inning.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

He has described his past views as "indefensible" and now speaks out against extremism.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Anthropic’s Mythos, they discovered, was in the midst of what is known as a supply chain attack.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Finally, she reaches the American camp, where she is brought to a man known only as “Captain Blair.”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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