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Comedies take longer than dramas to, um, stick, which could explain why streamers are doing fewer half-hour shows and why those shows have a generally higher cancellation rate after a single season.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
So when death eventually came for them, the gods decided—um, for some reason—to turn them into trees.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Philadelphia Eagles fans are soon to descend upon New Orleans for the Super Bowl, and the fanbase has a particularly — um — rowdy reputation for celebrating wins and mourning losses.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Pesquisa mostra que isso leva a um maior engajamento, maior produtividade e melhores taxas de retenção.
—Lan Nguyen Chaplin, Harvard Business Review, 19 Feb. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
So when death eventually came for them, the gods decided—um, for some reason—to turn them into trees.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Philadelphia Eagles fans are soon to descend upon New Orleans for the Super Bowl, and the fanbase has a particularly — um — rowdy reputation for celebrating wins and mourning losses.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Pesquisa mostra que isso leva a um maior engajamento, maior produtividade e melhores taxas de retenção.
—Lan Nguyen Chaplin, Harvard Business Review, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Um.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/um. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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um
interjectiona prolonged
m 
sound, əm
—used to express hesitation
well, um, I don't know
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