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The Charlottesville region is pretty well known for VA folks, but Loudoun is way more accessible for city dwellers who want a long weekend trip.
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Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
So most air source heat pumps on the market currently work pretty well until the outdoor temperature gets to about 4 degrees Celsius, which is 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024
NatWest did pretty well in 2023 as profits were up 20% compared to a year earlier and shareholder returns stayed strong.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
But Scott has been pretty well vetted at this point and would make history as the first Black person on a GOP ticket.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
Even so, the first-gen Vision Pro fits in pretty well with a lot of competitors’ second- or third-gen headsets in terms of features and capabilities, albeit not so much in terms of comfort.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Add those two big-time pickups to a team that already added centerfielder Jung Hoo Lee (at a more traditional time), and the Giants have done pretty well for themselves.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
This has served drivers pretty well since then, but the NC State team argues AVs could eventually create the opportunity for better road conditions.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024
What has been the talk of camp so far hasn’t so much been the competition for the major-league rotation — realistically, the group looks pretty well set barring injuries or another addition — but the contingent of homegrown arms experiencing their first big-league spring training.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
So most air source heat pumps on the market currently work pretty well until the outdoor temperature gets to about 4 degrees Celsius, which is 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024
NatWest did pretty well in 2023 as profits were up 20% compared to a year earlier and shareholder returns stayed strong.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
But Scott has been pretty well vetted at this point and would make history as the first Black person on a GOP ticket.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
Even so, the first-gen Vision Pro fits in pretty well with a lot of competitors’ second- or third-gen headsets in terms of features and capabilities, albeit not so much in terms of comfort.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Add those two big-time pickups to a team that already added centerfielder Jung Hoo Lee (at a more traditional time), and the Giants have done pretty well for themselves.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
This has served drivers pretty well since then, but the NC State team argues AVs could eventually create the opportunity for better road conditions.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024
What has been the talk of camp so far hasn’t so much been the competition for the major-league rotation — realistically, the group looks pretty well set barring injuries or another addition — but the contingent of homegrown arms experiencing their first big-league spring training.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Pretty well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretty%20well. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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