say for
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—used with words such as something, little, a lot, etc., to show that someone or something does or does not deserve to be praised, admired, etc.
It says a lot for her that she stayed in the game even though she was injured.
The students' low test scores don't say much for the education they're receiving.
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If anything, the switch this summer from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris only made these races more competitive, and all anyone can say for sure is that when the votes are counted in November things are going to be close.
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
The researchers can’t say for sure which style came first, although when looking at birds and bats, flapping is the most common, Rosenbach said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The original bones that Longman described don’t have enough defining characteristics to say for certain, but most of the other subsequent specimens categorized as Kronosaurus don’t seem to match with K. queenslandicus.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
The agency has used AI to identify faces from a more narrow range of athletes, say for a professional soccer match or NBA game where all of the athletes are already well known.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
No one could say for sure who planted it but, as time passed, Denise Williams and Brian Winchester started attracting attention and some suspicion, because years after Mike disappeared, Winchester divorced his wife Kathy.
—Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2024
The district, which is independent from the village government, must secure Village Board permission to open a library, but trustees say for years town leaders have refused to allow a new building or a temporary home.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2024
Researchers can’t say for certain why the koalas so stubbornly stuck to Cape Otway’s trees.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Wednesday's statement did not say for how long the supports would be offered.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2024
Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
The researchers can’t say for sure which style came first, although when looking at birds and bats, flapping is the most common, Rosenbach said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The original bones that Longman described don’t have enough defining characteristics to say for certain, but most of the other subsequent specimens categorized as Kronosaurus don’t seem to match with K. queenslandicus.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
The agency has used AI to identify faces from a more narrow range of athletes, say for a professional soccer match or NBA game where all of the athletes are already well known.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
No one could say for sure who planted it but, as time passed, Denise Williams and Brian Winchester started attracting attention and some suspicion, because years after Mike disappeared, Winchester divorced his wife Kathy.
—Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2024
The district, which is independent from the village government, must secure Village Board permission to open a library, but trustees say for years town leaders have refused to allow a new building or a temporary home.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2024
Researchers can’t say for certain why the koalas so stubbornly stuck to Cape Otway’s trees.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Wednesday's statement did not say for how long the supports would be offered.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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