utter a word
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His organisation had not felt it necessary to utter a word until the Telegraph newspaper did it for them, external two months later.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
Before Riordan could utter a word to what he feared might be a flustered 21-year-old, Yesavage spoke up first.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Bass mostly avoided eye contact and didn’t utter a word — not even a “no comment.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
There, he sought out Ukrainian friends and learned the language, which he now speaks fluently, refusing to utter a word in his native Russian.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023
Before I could even utter a word, she said, “I am Number Twenty-Six because I am left-handed...and because I wet my mat.”
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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