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Adverb
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But even so, the numbers are stark and heading in the wrong direction.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025 -
The president-elect even so far as to threaten primarying any Republican who refused to do so.—
Cami Mondeaux,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Dec. 2024
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Fact check: No proof Elon Musk ordered all federal workers to pass drug tests or be fired Contrary to the claim in the Threads post, however, Bezos did not post any announcement about a plan to purchase the X platform for $333 million.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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This brings up an issue regarding white jeans, however.—
Vanessa Friedman,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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While the polls were still open at Village Hall Tuesday, Airhart expressed confidence in his chances of ousting Jackson.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Yet bullish traders still outnumber bearish traders 51% to 34%.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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What convinces the Jamaican transplant, though, is seeing a performer (Jessica Reeve) do a trapeze act and cast the whole room under her spell.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
1 Mar. 2025
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Things haven't been quite as rosy for Philadelphia, though, as the Sixers are 20-38 on the season, have just lost their last nine games in a row and, for good measure, announced on Friday that one-time MVP Joel Embiid would miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Palmas nevertheless pointed out that not everyone would come away a winner from the new policies.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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The grinder has five settings, which is fewer than many other coffee makers with grinders, but nevertheless, provides some degree of adjustability.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
21 Feb. 2025
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The video was filmed a few hundred miles away from Texas in Gold Canyon, Arizona, but nonetheless carried a sense of familiarity for the country musician.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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The story is pretty wild, but nonetheless, the bottom line is that Floyd Jr. is out, and Josh Padley has stepped in to face Stevenson.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Per contra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20contra. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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