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NYT Daily • August 18, 2025

___ nous

Answer:

ENTRE

Hint:

This French phrase means "among us" and starts with a vowel.

Explanation:

This clue is a French phrase meaning "between us," where the blank is filled by the word for "between." The answer "ENTRE" comes directly from the French preposition, often seen in expressions like entre nous (confidentially). No wordplay here—it’s a straightforward fill-in-the-blank using a common foreign term.

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