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says

American  
[sez] / sɛz /

verb

  1. third person singular present indicative of say.


Example Sentences

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“American workers are not getting a raise,” says J.P.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

She lives about four blocks away from the Lineage warehouse and says the odor is, at times, like burning chicken and feathers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

"You need systems that are able to compartmentalise and organise knowledge in such a way that it can be recalled, combined and modified when it matters," Posner says.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

"Rigid and persistent symptoms, such as paranoid ideas or an internalized critical voice, may be stable but not very flexible prediction models," says Stänicke.

From Science Daily • Jul. 1, 2026

“It’s all right, son,” says the doctor, easing me off Caesar’s chest, helping me to stand.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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