let someone
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"Matt always felt so bad having to let someone down," she explains.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
“Feel bad in the sense that you regret you can’t go and that it will have an impact on people, but don’t let someone guilt-trip you or make you feel like you’re an irresponsible person.”
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
While there is still a chance he could let someone else use the name Clifton’s, Meieran is done for now — too many bad memories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
“We certainly are the free speech party…but if you let someone on a podcast to say evil things, you’re an enabler,” said Boyland, 32, of Wilmington, N.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
On one side of the ring of spears, the dolphin warriors parted to let someone through.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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