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We don’t mean to neener-neener the president at a delicate and dangerous moment.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
What does it mean to you to have some of those early Warped Tour bands like that on the bill again?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
While he suggested online that his health habits and weight in his 20s contributed to the condition, he told The Wall Street Journal that he didn’t mean to imply a connection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"I didn't mean to bowl a full toss to him. It just happened," Mahmood told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
“I didn’t mean to hurt. I didn’t know what to do. If you had died—I couldn’t bear it.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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