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Watson brash, sort of firing on all cylinders, chaotic to a certain extent.
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Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
Such modifications are legal only to a certain extent, according to San Diego police.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Scirea’s class on the ball, to a certain extent, made up for Antognoni’s absence.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
The Eastern Conference is wide open to a certain extent this season due to the Achilles injuries Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum and Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered this past postseason.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
Such modifications are legal only to a certain extent, according to San Diego police.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Scirea’s class on the ball, to a certain extent, made up for Antognoni’s absence.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
The Eastern Conference is wide open to a certain extent this season due to the Achilles injuries Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum and Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered this past postseason.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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“To a certain extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20certain%20extent. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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