as in eventually
at a later time
we'll ultimately renovate this section of the house, but for now it will stay as it is
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The records show that ICE’s plan to release migrants into Tennessee was derailed after pushback from Republican Gov. Bill Lee and GOP senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and was ultimately stopped through successful litigation by the state attorney general's office.
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
Then JetBlue Airways stepped in that April and foiled the plans with a hostile $3-plus billion proposal that Spirit ultimately accepted.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
But Tapestry ultimately was unable to sway Manhattan Federal Judge Jennifer Rochon, who has now reset the calculus in fashion dealmaking with the ruling.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
And with Saraland in need of a receiver, Kelly decided to throw Williams in, a decision which ultimately paid dividends.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
Then JetBlue Airways stepped in that April and foiled the plans with a hostile $3-plus billion proposal that Spirit ultimately accepted.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
But Tapestry ultimately was unable to sway Manhattan Federal Judge Jennifer Rochon, who has now reset the calculus in fashion dealmaking with the ruling.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
And with Saraland in need of a receiver, Kelly decided to throw Williams in, a decision which ultimately paid dividends.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
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Horning was the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012 when the candidates that year were Democrat Joe Donnelly, who eventually won the race, and Republican Richard Mourdock, the former Indiana state treasurer.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
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The story instead follows Elphaba — the Wicked Witch — her unlikely friendship with Glinda and the events that led her to eventually become the Wicked Witch of the West.Dave Quinn, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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It’s finally slated to open in 2026 to commemorate the nearly 50,000 Greek Jews who were loaded onto cattle trucks in Thessaloniki and transported to Auschwitz during the Nazi occupation of Greece.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Beyoncé has finally released a music video from Cowboy Carter — well, kind of.Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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The whole scene feels freshly cut from some conversation in an undergrad gender studies class in the year 2024—the kind of conversation said undergrads will someday look back on and cringe over.Erik Kain, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The bicycle metaphor suggests that someday, children will be allowed to zoom off on their own, liberated from their parents’ purview.Emily Tate Sullivan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Ultimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimately. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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