as in always
whatever else is done or is the case
leastwise you have a job, and that's more than some folks can say
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026 -
But at shepherding time—usually after tea (the evening meal) and always before dark—Dad would go around the fields checking the flock was fit and well.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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At nickel, Brownlee is the primary option, though, as mentioned, Ponds could push him — and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick might wind up getting the bulk of the snaps at nickel anyway.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The audience participates anyway.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Leastwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leastwise. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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