historically
adverb
his·tor·i·cal·ly
hi-ˈstȯr-i-k(ə-)lē 
-ˈstär-
1
: in accordance with or with respect to history
a historically accurate account
2
: in the past
Historically, stagnant cities seldom have recovered …—
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Because fairy tales, historically, have predominantly been women’s stories, told by women to women.
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Courses run in English, Spanish and Creole across four MDC campuses, deliberately lowering the barriers that have historically kept working adults, career changers and first-generation learners out of tech.
—Miami Dade College, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
While data center hardware has historically been a boom/bust business, the bull case now is that HPE and its competitors have worked to reduce that cyclicality.
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New York historically ripped through the East to return to the NBA Finals since losing to San Antonio in 1999.
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Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Courses run in English, Spanish and Creole across four MDC campuses, deliberately lowering the barriers that have historically kept working adults, career changers and first-generation learners out of tech.
—Miami Dade College, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
While data center hardware has historically been a boom/bust business, the bull case now is that HPE and its competitors have worked to reduce that cyclicality.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 June 2026
New York historically ripped through the East to return to the NBA Finals since losing to San Antonio in 1999.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
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“Historically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historically. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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