historically
adverb
his·tor·i·cal·ly
hi-ˈstȯr-i-k(ə-)lē 
-ˈstär-
1
: in accordance with or with respect to history
a historically accurate account
2
: in the past
Historically, stagnant cities seldom have recovered …—
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Games can take all night to complete, and historically cash is often been at stake.
—Grace Hwang Lynch, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The donation also included a few photographs and Ray's patch from the historically Black fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha.
—CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Millions of Gen Zers face unemployment as entry-level hiring has slowed, competition has become fiercer, and AI takes over tasks that were historically performed by recent grads.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
These losses have been particularly notable in historically Black strongholds like Bedford-Stuyvesant and Harlem.
—Naomi Jackson, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
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Grace Hwang Lynch, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The donation also included a few photographs and Ray's patch from the historically Black fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha.
—CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Millions of Gen Zers face unemployment as entry-level hiring has slowed, competition has become fiercer, and AI takes over tasks that were historically performed by recent grads.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
These losses have been particularly notable in historically Black strongholds like Bedford-Stuyvesant and Harlem.
—Naomi Jackson, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Historically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historically. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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