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Insider tip: The hip fashion boutique The Next Door is, um, practically next door.
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Luis Campuzano, WWD, 15 June 2024
So, to me, knowing that his uncle will be on the other side waiting for him, to me, is, um, just a tender mercy.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
Even the young boys who can’t be older than sixth grade are already talking about girls and who’s, um, better endowed.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
Jenner has dealt with the, um, realities of being on a TV show for years.
—EW.com, 4 June 2024
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Luis Campuzano, WWD, 15 June 2024
So, to me, knowing that his uncle will be on the other side waiting for him, to me, is, um, just a tender mercy.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
Even the young boys who can’t be older than sixth grade are already talking about girls and who’s, um, better endowed.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
Jenner has dealt with the, um, realities of being on a TV show for years.
—EW.com, 4 June 2024
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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um
interjectiona prolonged
m 
sound, əm
—used to express hesitation
well, um, I don't know
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