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Adverb
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Princess Bride is superbly planned and deferentially orchestrated — its theme fits its telling.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Batson posed a follow-up question about the uncertainty principle, politely requesting a reply without unwonted nonsense about bananas.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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City clerk staffers politely asked him to put his shoe back on.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Embark on a scenic drive, but do so respectfully.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Own your vibe respectfully to strengthen home harmony.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Having traded his signature smocks and fedora for a black tuxedo and shiny Oxfords, Schnabel bowed gallantly to the crowd and embraced Isaac and his cast throughout the ovation.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As a person traveling alone, I was checked on frequently, but discreetly—I was attended to, but not smothered.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some brands are also trying to discreetly hop on the bandwagon, walking a fine line by selling candles featuring the characters’ jersey numbers and editing their products into pictures from the show’s premiere.—
Henry Austin,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Utilities must control costs, operate efficiently, manage projects prudently, and meet performance standards to achieve them.—
Rory M. Christian,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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No need to route the person to a human therapist when the mental health status can be prudently handled by the AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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View gallery - 5 images With only a very compact footprint to work with, Escape sensibly hasn't tried to do too much with its eVista.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2026
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And fourth, if by some miracle the world can muddle through, there is also the risk that advanced AI will displace most people from their jobs, increasing the chance of political backlash that, Amodei writes, might make the task of sensibly addressing the other risks even more difficult.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The key is to use the information judiciously without overloading the audience with facts and statistics.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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That often means judiciously using ammo while relying heavily on a knife to fend off the monsters on the island.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Solicitously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitously. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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