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Adverb
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The timing of these cuts could not be worse for the millions of families barely scraping by like hers.—
Aisha Nyandoro,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025 -
That’s a dramatic drop-off from the strong job growth of 186,000 seen in January and barely half the 142,500 net gain that economists had expected, according to FactSet estimates.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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First the festivals, then New York and L.A., then the world would bear witness to her childhood fears, her daily passions and frustrations, her minutely observed existence, all tastefully packaged within, for instance, a buddy comedy or an interplanetary embezzlement plot.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Finally, this sleeping pad also gets top marks for the adjustability, using the brand’s reliable flat-lock air valve that can be minutely adjusted for different inflation levels, and deflates in just a few seconds.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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That rebounded somewhat after the stage version of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child proved to be a post-pandemic crowd pleaser.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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For Harris, a loss in the 2026 California gubernatorial race seems somewhat unlikely.—
Joshua Spivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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This time line implies life could have begun scarcely 300 million years after the big bang, perhaps even before the first recognizable galaxies formed.—
Conor Feehly,
Scientific American,
4 Mar. 2025
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In a safe and prosperous quarter century, the most important city in the country has scarcely grown at all.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Nielsen says almost 71 percent of Tuesday’s audience (about 25.91 million people) were 55 or older.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Minimally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimally. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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