Yet music, so pure and abstract, contains meaning even without words.

ECONOMIST: Banned music

The 15 member states of the EU have yet to approve the text's words, even without any numbers.

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In film after film, we have to wait without words for a character to make up his mind to do something, and even at a faster speed the wait can seem interminable.

NEWYORKER: The Artists

In other words, teams could essentially pay most of their payroll for a given season without even selling a ticket.

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