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hmm

/ mm /

interjection

  1. a sound made when considering or puzzling over something

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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As one Whitehall figure suggests: "problem one, is he good at being PM? No. But next problem, do you have an upgrade? Hmm..."

From BBC

Hmm, any other funny business out there worth looking into …?

From Slate

"We won't be seeded so if you're the team playing against us, hopefully you think 'hmm, that's tricky for us'," he added.

From BBC

"Somebody that was very close to him said 'Hmm, that's him,' and essentially went to the father, went to a US Marshal - who was fantastic by the way - and the person was involved with law enforcement but was a person of faith, a minister, and brought him to a US Marshal," the president added.

From BBC

A purpose is what fills a three-hour podcast and gets people to volunteer for your campaign and motivates you to continue working, in office, to get things done such that voters will think, “Hmm, maybe I will consider voting for this party again.”

From Slate

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