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Adverb
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Taking a peek at all the sets for the first time, Slater unsurprisingly spends the most time with the set featuring Boq and his Munchkinland home alongside toy versions of Elphaba (played in the movie by Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 July 2025 -
Perhaps, unsurprisingly, the title turns out to be a bit of misdirection.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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Not unlike April’s draft with Travis Hunter, the top of the ’26 defensive class starts at a position that doesn’t ordinarily receive top-five attention.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Prime Day originally began as a way for Amazon to boost sales during an ordinarily sleepy time and draw more subscribers into its membership program.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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“Expectedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectedly. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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