serial.
series.
sermon.
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1810–20
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Evidence suggests she may have been a slave working for a wealthy banker, Vanni di Niccolò di ser Vanni.
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
“Terminé siendo rapero cuando quería ser doctor,” Gustavo Rafael Guerrero Soto, better known as Big Soto, confesses in his pandemic-era collaborative session with Argentine mega-producer Bizarrap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Odenkirk says that he returned to the "Better Call Saul" ser after five weeks of recovery, which he says was enough.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2023
She included the Spanish translation, “Si es Goya, tiene que ser Bueno.”
From Fox News ● Jul. 15, 2020
"The wine is for the khaleesi, not for the likes of you, ser."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Then again, Egg’s royal command stops Aerion’s guards from torturing Ser Duncan after the hedge knight beats up the prince for breaking a fair maiden’s finger.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
It follows the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall, and his squire, Egg.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
Spain's Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun praised the singer as "one of our country's foremost musical talents" in an interview with Cadena Ser radio on Thursday, noting her influence on both national and global stages.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
Its first album, in 2011, was called “Licencia Para Ser Libre.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
“Perhaps the big man is right,” Ser Gerris said.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The hundred-dragon notes were all for ser- jeants.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
And although this fact dampens my armpits with nervous sweat, it feels good to know she realizes I’m more than just a simple ser- vant girl.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
“Stannis has friends inside the castle,” Theon heard one ser- jeant mutter.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Mrs. Bellmont, as we before said, did not trou- ble herself about the future destiny of her ser- vant.
From Our nig, or, sketches from the life of a free black, in a two-story white house, North Showing that slavery's shadows fall even there by Wilson, Harriet E.
Do not waste your time listening to meaningless ser- mons, but take real, genuine soporifics.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
Est ce p. ser. a desc. sur un remp; pen d'esp. p. un ing. sa f.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I think that I can guess, ser. It is ser, is it not? Daario tells me that you are a knight.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
"I thank you for calUng them off, young ser. I promise you, they would have found me quite indigestible. And now I will be leaving, truly."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
“I’ll gladly hire you as well, ser. My father’s seat is mine by rights. Swear me your sword, and once I win it back I’ll drown you in gold.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
“You’d have found a cold welcome in White Harbor. You come too late, ser. Lord Wyman means to bend his knee, and not to Stannis.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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