as in heavily
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Using the latest version of Epic’s Unreal Engine, each Smugglers Run locale is heavily detailed, putting us in more of a dogfight as the Mandalorian chases down pirates and ex-Imperial officers.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026 -
The crowd skews heavily toward business travelers, international tour groups, airline crews, and affluent multigenerational families.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Jackson called the allegations knowingly false and deliberately timed to damage him among conservative voters as polling showed the race tightening.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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China, by contrast, is doing it deliberately—and at scale.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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Network officials were cautiously interested but wanted to see footage.—
Christopher Spata,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Researchers are cautiously optimistic but warn the decline is slowing, some Western states saw double-digit increases, and deaths could rebound if treatment access wanes or policies shift.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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“Ploddingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ploddingly. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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