From New Latin annō Hejirae
From New Latin annō Hebraico
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Haley described a little girl who looked a lot like the murder victim, Bethany Alana Clark, who would say her middle name was Alasee and pronounced it “all ah see-ah.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
"I watched all of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and started to realise, ah that's where the character development happens," she said.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025
“We’re, we’re not askin’ you to, ah, send him away for life.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
"It encourages me and I tell myself - ah, life belongs to the courageous," he said, citing U.S. rapper Lil Wayne and Congolese star Fally Ipupa as influences.
From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2023
“Of course, sir. Except, ah, sir, the old gentleman, he’s been waiting all night to see you.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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