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Adverb
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Jane’s fiercely unforgiving tone was adopted by militant Irish nationalists for whom the famine stood as the ultimate proof of English perfidy.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025 -
In a fiercely divided country, many saw the cutbacks through their own political lens.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Dombrowski, though, strongly believes the Phillies can win their first World Series title since 2008.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Democrats strongly oppose Musk's work with his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has slashed federal spending and cut staff under its mission to tackle waste and fraud.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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In both 1996 and 2000, Steve campaigned vigorously for the Republican nomination for the Presidency.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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That alignment has been vigorously opposed by the Del Mar Fairgrounds, which recently decided to pause discussions with the city of Del Mar on a separate affordable housing project on fairgrounds property until the city opposes an alignment that includes fairgrounds property.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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After the murder of George Floyd in 2020, Adams spoke powerfully about how police leadership needs to step up.—
Eric Umansky,
ProPublica,
11 Mar. 2025
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Hollywood mostly left politics at home, but two documentary filmmakers spoke powerfully about Palestinian rights.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Trump administration is not actually standing up to China at all forcefully.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Since asking nicely has not worked, the new policy direction from the Trump administration is to ask more forcefully.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Wired was roundly criticized by those close to Belushi, including Dan Aykroyd, director John Landis, and Belushi's widow, Judith Pisano.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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His decision to use AfD support to pass a nonbinding motion about immigration late last month was roundly criticized, even by members of his own party.—
Mark Sappenfield,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Robustly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robustly. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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