as in outwardly
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The hosts talk about the role that Unrivaled may be playing, either outwardly or inwardly, in the talks.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
22 July 2025 -
This might look like agreeing outwardly while disagreeing inwardly, taking blame just to end the tension or constantly monitoring other people’s moods to avoid triggering discomfort.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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But that apparently didn’t stop him from burning the midnight oil until the very end.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 July 2025
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The flight path shows the jet made a relatively large, circular loop in the vicinity of the Granite Falls Airport, apparently as part of the attempt to descend for a landing.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
23 July 2025
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The American online gaming industry has produced exactly one profitable quarter in seven years of operation—a stunning indictment of an industry supposedly worth billions.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Even a single strand could supposedly expose someone’s race or criminality.—
Book Marks
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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Address: Livadia Bay, Antiparos 840 07, Greece This luxury beach resort took the idea of bohemian design and went all-in—there’s a woven pendant light or bamboo furniture item seemingly around every corner.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Why were so many people, at so many levels, seemingly unwilling to address the danger these children were in?—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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By that point, Trafford had evidently lost confidence and the fanbase had also begun to turn on him, with his distribution from the back — often short but slow — generating frustration from the stands.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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However, the locker room issues this past season were evidently clear.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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Unlike Putin's crude asset seizures, Trump's extortion operates through ostensibly voluntary settlements and pro bono commitments.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Harper & Brothers wasn’t unusual in having a moral or religious orientation despite being an ostensibly secular business.—
Time,
Time,
23 July 2025
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“Externally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externally. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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