spoken for
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"All these billions of individuals that existed through time are spoken for by this one specimen."
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
It shows up during anxiety, when too many choices feel like noise, and during creative periods, when the day’s decisions have already been spoken for.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
With 10 of the spots seemingly spoken for, they would need to choose between Alabama, Notre Dame and Miami for the final two berths.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Worse still, the money is already spoken for.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025
But, of course, La Romana has already been spoken for by Tía Flor's little goddaughter, who suffers from asthma and shouldn't be contradicted.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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