as in very
being this and no more
the mere idea of your traveling alone to Europe is ridiculous
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Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
The significance of Brewer’s return to Spelman extends beyond mere professional achievement.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Oct. 2024
No mere garden hose can do the trick; each plant needs at least one inch of water a week, which allows the pumpkin to gain up to 70 pounds in a single day.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
Step two: claim that the mere discussion of the issue is harming our youth.
—Jerel Ezell, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
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In an interview with Business Insider for the film’s 10th anniversary, Chad Stahelski and David Leitch — who directed the film together, despite only Leitch receiving a credit — said that the Keanu Reeves action flick was mere days away from having to shut down production due to a lack of funding.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
The significance of Brewer’s return to Spelman extends beyond mere professional achievement.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Oct. 2024
No mere garden hose can do the trick; each plant needs at least one inch of water a week, which allows the pumpkin to gain up to 70 pounds in a single day.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
Step two: claim that the mere discussion of the issue is harming our youth.
—Jerel Ezell, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
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Instead, the very structure of the state was rebuilt to ensure equal rights within a framework that preserved the cultural identity of both peoples.Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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A week from today the first Election Night results will be just hours away, but tonight Kamala Harris plans to double down on her critique of and contempt for Donald Trump in the very place where the former president riled up the MAGA mob to attack the Capitol on January 6, 2021.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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At least twice this summer, she's been seen carrying St Agni's ludicrously capacious Oversized Nubuck Satchel with casual white T-shirts and lounge pants that puddle around her flip flops or glove flats.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2024
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In the video, an officer walked toward a dog, who was tied to a fence and standing in a deep puddle that reached the animal’s stomach.Charna Flam, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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The top was a sleeveless, button-down tunic with a sheer, wide hem embellished with sparkly beads, worn over a pair of ankle-length, wide-leg trousers in the same black silk fabric.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2024
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Zoë Kravitz surely isn’t ready to hang up the sheer looks that have become the bread and butter of her wardrobe.Alice Newbold, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
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She was expected to take questions from reporters there, per a pool report.Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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Polis also plans to tap high interest rates collected on cash funds — the pools of money generated from specific services, to be used on those services — to ease the general fund burden by about $118 million.Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Mere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mere. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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