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Adverb
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Chait narrowly averted a three-union strike in April with agreements that restored labor peace — but left critics questioning whether the school system could afford the pact, and whether Carvalho would have held out for a more affordable deal.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026 -
The other gap is that the economic benefits of tourism remain too narrowly concentrated.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Adverb
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India’s waste management system relies heavily on informal collectors who remain inadequately compensated, leading to the creation of parallel streams in the waste economy.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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What many patients encounter instead is medical dismissal—a pattern of having symptoms minimized, deprioritized or inadequately investigated.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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The next morning, he was summoned to the program director’s office and summarily dismissed.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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The California Third Appellate District Court summarily denied a petition filed by Nathan Trauernicht seeking to overturn a Yolo Superior Court ruling in his embezzlement case.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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It’s especially imperfectly timed for millennials entering their peak household spending years and beginning to form their own families (or at least try to).—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Hair becomes imperfectly perfect and air-dried, makeup gets lighter and more breathable, and nail appointments tend to prioritize practicality just as much as aesthetics.—
Rebecca Norris,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Young and shallowly rooted plants are the most impacted by heat and drought, leaving them vulnerable to diseases and pests.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Avoid watering frequently and shallowly as this will worsen the condition.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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This requires that practitioners in this area have a deep understanding of the facts of a particular case and not approach the UPEPA superficially.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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In the aftermath of Reconstruction, white-supremacist Democrats imposed superficially race-neutral requirements such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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“Sketchily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sketchily. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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