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For a long time, the model of the beauty industry was to make an aesthetic feel attainable, but ever so slightly out of reach; on the margins of feasibility.
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Zoë Huxford, refinery29.com, 8 Nov. 2022
The bone slows down the cooking process ever so slightly, which can be a lifesaver for lean cuts of meat.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
But in ways no one could have brought about or foreseen, the atmosphere outside had changed ever so slightly for convicts seeking clemency.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
Deep chords in the low strings shifted ever so slightly, while high above this the violins played an octave that drifted out of tune and back.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
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Zoë Huxford, refinery29.com, 8 Nov. 2022
The bone slows down the cooking process ever so slightly, which can be a lifesaver for lean cuts of meat.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
But in ways no one could have brought about or foreseen, the atmosphere outside had changed ever so slightly for convicts seeking clemency.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
Deep chords in the low strings shifted ever so slightly, while high above this the violins played an octave that drifted out of tune and back.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
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“Ever so slightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20so%20slightly. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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