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in any way or respect how can we ever repay what you've done for us?

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Recent Examples of ever But platforms seem to be wooing new users not by pretending to be a one-to-one replacement of the app, but by picking one successful aspect of TikTok and promising to do better than ByteDance’s biggest U.S. property ever could. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025 Naturally, fans have been wondering if Stephanie McMahon will ever make her return to WWE. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025 And so none of us certainly in positions of responsibility would ever say that there's not terrorists in the United States. CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025 Nosferatu — which jumped the $100 million mark — has done far better than expected and boasts one of the best showings ever for a horror pic opening at Christmas. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ever 
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Adverb
  • The forward joined Barca in 2013 from boyhood club Santos, but then changed soccer forever with his world record transfer move to Paris Saint-Germain.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • But a sticky mishap doesn't mean your clothes are ruined forever.
    Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Water when the hole is half filled and again when the hole is completely filled.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025
  • This would require tripling renewable energy investments by 2030 to $4 trillion annually, while cutting fossil fuel investments in half—not to mention the wholesale replacement of infrastructure and equipment designed for the use of fossil fuels in every single economic sector around the world.
    Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • New York has always been a mosaic of ideas, cultures and industries, and its cannabis market is no different.
    Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
  • And if that's not enough, there's always the possibility of exploitable vulnerabilities in your own code.
    Gil Dabah, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Trade always had its place, but before Trump started hammering away at the issue, the decades-long debate over imports and tariffs was really argued within predetermined bounds.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Local officials need to exploit that vulnerability to protect Carroll’s citizens from lawmakers who want to raise their taxes, run their schools and really don’t care what the people of Carroll County think about anything.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Others have asked for it to be permanently indexed to inflation.
    Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Several state and federal laws permanently prohibit those convicted of certain charges — such as felony drug crimes — from owning a firearm without permanently stripping them of their right to vote under previous interpretations of those laws.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 26 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • The Friars are still a long way from even remotely flirting with the Big Dance, but sometimes, hindering public enemy No. 1’s chances can serve as a nice consolation prize during a frustrating campaign.
    Jim Root, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The first is and underwater underwater dredging machine which is remotely operated to dredge the river floor for marine and ecosystem studies, disaster prevention, renewable energy, environmental conservation, and eventually underwater mining.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • His desire to be a pilot fits a personality that’s constantly looking to push himself.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But no one tells you about the mental toll of constantly questioning yourself.
    Joe Altieri, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a highly genetic neurodevelopmental condition that leads to different wiring in the brain.
    Alison Escalante, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The poll finds that a shift toward arresting people in the country illegally at places like churches and schools would be highly unpopular.
    Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025

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