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Adverb
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Investors radically change their investments, which causes a steep decline in the market per a major selloff. 2.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025 -
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin shutting down the U.S. Department of Education, a move that could radically reshape how schools are funded and regulated across the country.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Some are as reliable as Old Faithful; others pose challenges for owners not wholly committed to their care and feeding.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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One of the things Hardy does best — one of the things that made his performance in the Venom films so much better than the Venom films themselves — is play a man who isn’t wholly comfortable in his own skin and always seems on the verge of ripping off his own flesh to reveal what’s underneath.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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For my money, those are the two best teams in the Eastern Conference, and the challenge for the Penguins in those two buildings will be utterly immense.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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That renders every emotional moment (what made the original Lion King so terrific) utterly lifeless.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Strong turnout among Democrats so far and remarkably robust fundraising by a public middle school teacher are making one of Florida’s special congressional elections next week tighter than expected for a prominent Republican hoping to replace a GOP incumbent in a comfortably red district.—
Sophia Bailly,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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Its sailor-esque look is remarkably similar to a $128 ensemble — though reviewers have strong opinions on which version is better.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Don’t sleep on those jelly sandals below, which are almost exact dupes of those exorbitantly expensive The Row flats that were absolutely everywhere (and somehow still impossible to find) last year.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2025
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Please be real: Feeding children and coddling emotional disorders is absolutely within the purview of the parents, not our tax dollars.—
Martin Potters,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The cut also performs exceptionally well outside the U.S.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The 18-year-old played the game’s final 21 minutes at left wing-back and is exceptionally skilled with the ball in tight spaces.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Early-morning and late-evening trains could be eliminated, and service could stop running entirely on a branch of the Metra Electric line that runs to suburban Blue Island, cutting off access to seven stops.—
Sarah Freishtat,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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These systems reduce manual checks, decreasing staff needed for routine tasks without replacing them entirely.—
Chris Ciabarra,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Their lack of depth was evident against this extremely deep Gators squad.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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Deion Sanders at one point played for the Dallas Cowboys, which would make an extremely fascinating story, and has even been rumored in the past as a potential NFL head coach.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Profoundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profoundly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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