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I asked ChatGPT, too, and it spit out a whole seminar on how to listen better and “consider her love language,” without so much as a one-click discounted bath bomb in sight.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
He described Stoops’s ability to go from shouting directions at players to polite conversation without so much as a pause.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
Bonner said he was “still surprised” that he had been “dismissed without so much as a phone call from Supervisor Barger.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025
Ani can be in control of this feeling — and even profit from it — without so much as a bruise to her heart.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024
My pleasant, placid expression, combined with forward momentum, gets me to Prince Dain’s chambers without so much as a second look, even though I lose my way twice and have to retrace my steps.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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