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Adverb
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The ayatollah has repeatedly said Iran cannot trust that the United States would honor any bargain, especially after Mr. Trump pulled out of the last agreement to restrain Iran’s program.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025 -
Since joining as chief executive officer, Joshua Schulman has said repeatedly that Burberry’s focus should be on outerwear — and the check.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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In Baraka’s play, the setting of the underground train was seen as symbolic for America perpetually traveling the same course.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
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The act of making films is to do and redo perpetually and to keep going deeper.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The candidate would inevitably face criticism for immediately abandoning the new job, almost certainly skipping critical votes for a senator or being absent from leading their state as governor, to go on what is invariably a grueling multiyear quest for the White House.—
Joshua Spivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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My eyes are invariably drawn to the man in the hat.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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But reality constantly intrudes through the depraved lives of the other street people, the harsh and ugly sounds, and visits from his paying admirers.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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True connection comes from mutual respect and emotional honesty, not from constantly adapting to keep the peace.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Getty Images Leave it to Julia Fox to continually come up with creative ways to make nudity fashion (pronounced as exaggeratedly as possible).—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2025
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Students continually suffer because of this attitude.—
Vincent Turley,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Just as industrial automation continuously learns and adapts to operational conditions, field services are evolving to execute proactive interventions without waiting for human direction.—
Amit Verma,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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And while most immersion blenders (including the Breville) shouldn’t be run continuously for more than about a minute, the Vitamix can run up to three minutes straight.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Chronically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronically. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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