somebody

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“We need somebody who’s single-mindedly thinking about what McDonald’s beverage offering needs to look like in five years’ time, given that the world is going to be different,” Kempcinski said in a 2025 interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

"The whole family was there, maybe 15 people all staying in an apartment about 35 metres square. It was very hard. We were stressed every day in case somebody we knew died."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

When I got with the band, when somebody told me what to play — a little faster, a little slower — I said, “What the heck, man?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

“We all know of course when somebody puts on this much spend like at Altimeter, we’re not optimally spending every single dollar,” said Gerstner.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

When somebody rang for the doctor – two long rings and a short one – everybody picked up.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck