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• there there
  there there

  noun

  evidence or substance supporting a claim or allegation, proposal, promise, etc. (usually used with a negative or any).
• there, there
  there, there

  interjection

  (used to comfort, reassure, or calm someone who is upset, frightened, or anxious).

there there

¹ American  

[thair thair] / ˈðɛər ˌðɛər /

noun

1. evidence or substance supporting a claim or allegation, proposal, promise, etc. (usually used with a negative or any).

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there, there ² American  

[thair thair] / ˈðɛər ˈðɛər /

interjection

1. (used to comfort, reassure, or calm someone who is upset, frightened, or anxious).

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Example Sentences

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there there there, there

“If a fire spread rapidly there, there didn’t appear to be a clear escape route.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

"Of course Gaza is dearer than here, but there, there is no home left, nothing."

From Barron's ● May 9, 2026

“In the next eight weeks or so, I think we’ll have a pretty good sense of, is there a there there on tax,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026

"When we got there, there was little information," said Gareth Williams, deputy team leader who said that the path where Leah fell was "sturdy".

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

Then like a field of thorns springing up from one root and spreading here and there, there was yet more to trouble Wang Lung.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

“If a fire spread rapidly there, there didn’t appear to be a clear escape route.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

"Of course Gaza is dearer than here, but there, there is no home left, nothing."

From Barron's ● May 9, 2026

“In the next eight weeks or so, I think we’ll have a pretty good sense of, is there a there there on tax,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026

"They would share a house and there would be so many people there, there wouldn't actually be a living space," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

With so many military bases there, there were lots of jobs in the area.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson