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Adverb
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Expectations are for some disinflation, but even so a March interest rate cut is viewed as extremely unlikely.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025 -
But even so, the numbers are stark and heading in the wrong direction.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Immigration officials, however, will only contact you through official government channels (such as your USCIS account) and will not contact you through your personal social media accounts, according to the USCIS website.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Until now, however, the streamer had not adapted arguably his most famous work for any film or TV projects (Warner Bros. released a Wonka film in 2023 that pre-dated the Netflix deal).—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Of the 59 hostages still being held in Gaza, fewer than half are still believed to be alive.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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However, distributions are still subject to ordinary taxes on your Form 1040.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Pixels were updated days later, not Samsungs though.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Director Jeremy Workman and editor Paul Murphy knew there was more nuance to the story than a clandestine performance piece, though.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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That same brother, Bill, takes the stand next, a hulking man who nevertheless looks small surrounded by his family.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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The Democrats, who have nothing going for them, nevertheless went bonkers, acting as though the leak was equivalent to World War II Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower leaking plans for the Normandy invasion to the Germans.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The film’s self-deprecatingly comedic artifice nonetheless captures chilling details of an adventure that starts with a demagogue’s cult-like following and ends with bloody corpses.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Joe Biden and Donald Trump These investigations don’t bear much parallel to the Signal episode but nonetheless serve as examples of high-profile probes launched by the department into the mishandling of classified information.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Per contra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20contra. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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