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Everyone could use some hope, too, after the worst Dolphins season since … um … since ever?
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Kind of being funny, crazy self, um, which is cool, like Pit Viper.
—Outside Online, 31 Dec. 2025
Oh boy, big showcase for Marcello Hernandez’s, um, range here.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025
These, um, freethinkers were unintentionally encouraged by the airport’s art.
—Charlie Sosnick, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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um
interjectiona prolonged
m sound, əm
—used to express hesitation
well, um, I don't know
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