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Adverb
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Despite her largely younger fan base – the demographic that loves streaming sites – Cyrus launches her title on the Official Albums Streaming chart at No. 39, just barely sneaking into the top 40 region.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025 -
The sneaker with a barely there sole comes in a few builds, with laces and without, and its the latter version that’s built up the most steam.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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The downtown side of the bridge is also minutely taller than the church side, leading to some overconfident drivers lodging themselves on the other end.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 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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Truthfully, my increasing curiosity about Mississippi Jews has been somewhat inexplicable even to me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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Powell added the city has failed to deliver on a promise to close the pay gap that exists for probation officers compared to cops, though a deal struck in August somewhat improved the margin.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2025
Adverb
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The Israeli medical system could scarcely function without them.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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BlackRock’s experience shows that for Wall Street, the upside of publicly supporting climate action is far outweighed by the political risk, even though its Texas business was scarcely a drop in its $12 trillion total portfolio.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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Berg had invented the family sitcom, almost single-handedly, on the cusp of the Great Depression, then translated it for the small screen; Ball had turned the genre into a juggernaut, helped shift the format’s production to Los Angeles, and innovated the rerun and the three-camera method.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Some real locations are almost literally depicted in the film.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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“Minimally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimally. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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