just on

phrase

British, informal
: exactly : precisely
It was just on midnight.

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That makes our finding somewhat reminiscent of the historical discovery of Neptune—or even the more recent inference of a hypothetical Planet X—based just on its gravitational influence on other objects in the solar system. Darryl Z. Seligman, Scientific American, 10 July 2026 The two findings can both be true, Kharazian said, because the Stanford study was broader and didn’t focus just on the firms that use AI. Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 More than $2 million has been bet just on where the couple will tie the knot. Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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“Just on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20on. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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