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[uht-er] / ˈʌt Ι™r /




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The dream of ambient computing is to be able to walk around and utter any request into thin air, like the high-powered voice computer system in “Her.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

A video of Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., looking on with a mask of utter horror quickly circulated online.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

The court described the tragedy as caused by "individuals driven by greed, with utter disregard for human life".

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The utter silence of that room as he spoke, the admiration on all those famous faces said it all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Jefferson was also careful never to utter any of his criticisms of Washington in public.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

In it he utters what is now one of cinema's most famous lines.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

Grant, on the other hand “talks like an earnest business-man—prompt clearheaded & decisive—& utters no bosh.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

"Brilliant," is one word that nearly every single England fan I speak to utters as I call out to them outside the stadium.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025

In “Clarence,” when John the Baptist utters a prayer, Samuel has a flute ghosting every syllable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

Emily gushes with a little giggle as she utters Soojin’s future name.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

The saying is one of his favorite maxims, but it hasn’t been uttered by any other world leader for centuries.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

He often speaks about how he is living his dream - his parents have told him he has been talking about playing for England since he uttered his first words.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

It will decide if words uttered on the evening news are something the public shouldn’t have heard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

"It's crazy!" uttered a woman as the crowd beside suddenly burst into enthusiastic applause.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

“With what an extraordinary smile you uttered that word—‘very well,’ Jane!

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte BrontΓ«

“Not where we want to be,” said quarterback Justin Herbert, quickly uttering the understatement of the afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

But one Wednesday morning last month, I found myself uttering to my wife a sentence that sounded frankly surreal to both of us: “Just to let you know, I’m about to call Trump.”

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Without uttering a word, they portray the nurses bustling behind doctors in the hit series "The Pitt," the agents guarding a crime scene in "NCIS" or, like Armella, work as "stand-ins" for stars.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

The black-clad, 23-year-old singer-songwriter barely spoke to the audience, uttering only a couple of thank yous during one of two solo performances at the venue this past weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

As if he had finally made up his mind, the big monkey squalled again and started moving backward and forward on the limb—all the time uttering those deep grunts.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls


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