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
She came out of her trailer — like we’d already shot half of it and she was like, “Oh, ah, OK.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 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
"People stop you, especially at festivals and are like 'you're too young to have seen Cantona', and then they go 'ooh, ah, Cantona'… it's an interesting experience."
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023
“Well, ah dunno,” he says, dropping his voice so low we might have to go looking for it under the table.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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