as in very
in actual fact
people are surprised to learn that he is an authentically certified graduate of clown college
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What Johnson describes is actually a one-two punch that combines two of the biggest bartender pet peeves: the aforementioned closing out and the problem of taking up room at the bar while purchasing very little.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025 -
Life and death choices are always very difficult and deeply personal situations.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Many of these challenges are expected to reach the Supreme Court, which will have the final say on whether the action is truly arbitrary.—
Christina Gatti,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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This past year, that solidarity was put into action in ways that truly mattered, as Los Angeles faced devastating wildfires, unions across entertainment didn’t hesitate.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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The month that the survey will take is actually a breakneck pace—a thousand times faster than Hubble could conduct similar work.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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This convincing copycat Chili’s queso might actually be more exciting than the game.—
Christine Byrne,
StyleCaster,
8 Feb. 2025
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The vile memes, violence, anti-Semitism, homophobia and anti-trans hate that were so commonplace in the Proud Boys were all really just a big joke — trolling, Rehl said.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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But yeah, the film having so many of the ex-inmates who were part of this program was really powerful.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2025
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Chad Horror Movie There is something genuinely horrifying about certain men’s insulation from ever experiencing a consequence.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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But once police buildings started burning in 2020, the bar for genuinely radical symbolism raised exponentially.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Authentically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authentically. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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