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Adverb
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There is considerable merit in the notion Buckley articulated, even in its most basic sense.—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
9 Feb. 2025 -
Their most recent appearance was at the 2023 Super Bowl against tonight's rival, the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Lucia Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Read more: Climate Change Increases Home Runs Climate Central tracks not just average rising temperatures, but extremely hot days, which are defined as days on which the thermometer hits or exceeds 91°F.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Her father picks it up for him, but is disappointed to see what appears to be a condom imprint, making for an extremely awkward moment in front of the family.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Early reaction to this news among US free-market and civil-liberties advocates seems exceedingly unamused.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
7 Feb. 2025
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And late-night television is exceedingly qualified to address at least three out of four (climate collapse is tough, but Jimmy Kimmel sending two LAFD firefighters to the Super Bowl comes close).—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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These irresponsible journalists should try such worthwhile exercises rather than squander their talents on Trump hatred and national division.—
Deroy Murdock,
National Review,
20 Mar. 2020
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To support such resource-intensive work, in 2003 Banerjee, Duflo, and a colleague founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a network of nearly 200 researchers performing such randomized controlled experiments in economics.—
Adrian Cho,
Science | AAAS,
14 Oct. 2019
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And if your children complain of symptoms like blurry vision and eye discomfort after using devices, take them seriously, Reed says.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The crowd-pleaser was seriously nostalgic, packed with references to the original film, such as a cameo from Val Kilmer's Iceman and, yep, that famous beach volleyball scene filled with suntans, sunglasses, and abs for days.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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The team struggles terribly from 3-point range, averaging a league-worst 30.6 percent.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The very thought feels absurd—but then again, isn’t that the whole point of luxury?—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
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Toth shakes this up, soon designing very Breueresque tubular steel pieces.—
Anthony Paletta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The largest tremor so far was recorded on Wednesday evening, when a quake with a magnitude of 5.2 coursed through the island.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Others, if implemented, would push the powers of the presidency much further.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
7 Feb. 2025
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