darn
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Would we care so much about Theranos founder and convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes if her eyes weren’t so darn big and blue?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
“But I darn well believe it’s important that the coding is done and done well.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
It was also cheap and pretty darn reliable.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Maybe the real “annuity puzzle” is why this seems to be so darn hard to do.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Oh, yes, and darn too. Several of the men in my regiment were accomplished knitters.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
There, the mother darns socks and sweeps the endless dust, while the thoroughly American children daydream in midcentury fantasia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Instead, Alcott subverted everyone’s expectations by marrying Jo off to the exact opposite of Laurie: a stuffy, paternal German professor who darns his own socks.
From Slate ● Dec. 25, 2019
Even more surprising is to see Naipaul as a boy showing off for girls with his acrobatics and singing "Ol' Man River" as he darns his socks.
From Time Magazine Archive
After Dr. Whitaker removes the diseased segment of the bowel, he brings the healthy ends together and darns them in such manner that the burnt tissue lies within the passageway of the bowel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mam darns my socks and throws an extra coal on the fire to heat up the iron to press my shirt.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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