as in why
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable
my word, how that child has grown!
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Interjection
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Anthropologie: Summer dresses, blouses, and pants (oh my!) are up to 30 percent off for a limited time.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
8 July 2025 -
Best Packing Essentials Deals Packing cubes, toiletry kits, and shoe bags—oh my!—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
Interjection
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Solo ended her high school career wit ha 63-19 record and a 1.78 ERA.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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The robot faded more and more, just like the memory of my ex—ha!—
Marie Lodi,
Allure,
1 June 2025
Interjection
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At his best, Corenswet is exactly the gosh golly gee wiz American Superman of old, determined to protect innocents and save lives.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Google Users Express Anger Over Data Loss Well, gee, thanks Google.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Interjection
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He was shot in the chest and seemingly killed by his son in the 2021 show, but hey, never count him out.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Having a tour group led by Hanks inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building right beside the Apollo 11 mission's Saturn V rocket while it was being stacked was a bit of a stretch to say the least, but hey, that's Hollywood.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 June 2025
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That means that most of the neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium that end up in EV motors, drones, wind turbines and even smartphones ... well, depending on supply and demand or even geopolitical landscape, China basically makes the rules.—
Joe Salas
July 19,
New Atlas,
19 July 2025
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While a certain amount of hyperbole is generally tolerated when chief executive officers of private companies tout their businesses and cite revenue figures that are, well, optimistic, things necessarily get real and the financials are laid bare when investors buy in.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
18 July 2025
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