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  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

He said he wants to fundraise to raise more awareness that there "there is help out there" for people who need the help and support.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

“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

“Oh, now, there, there, little lamb, drink some more. You’ve banged yourself up quite a bit. There’s no padding on those scrawny bones of yours. Can be quite useful, you know.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

"There was a bridge there, there were shops, and there was a school. All of them were buried under floodwater, mud, and debris. The area has been completely reduced to ruins," Rahimzai told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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

"It's no longer just people buying a ticket at the ticket gate - you can sponsor animals, you can hold conferences there, there are even overnight stays," Hall says.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

“There there there there!” repeated Poppy, leaping from Lina’s lap and whirling around, pointing in every direction.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau