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Recent Examples of ably Olyphant, despite somewhat limited screen time, ably drops hints about Vincent’s elastic professional ethics before his more unequivocal role in the big finale. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025 The show was ably organized by Evans, who whittled the initial selection from Bachardy’s prodigious archive, with Dennis Carr, Huntington chief curator of American art, and Karla Nielsen, the library’s senior curator of literary collections. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 Doctor Who historians know Marsh for her portrayal of Sara Kingdom, who ably assists William Hartnell’s Doctor in his fight against the mutant Daleks, on the third season of the BBC sci-fi series in 1965-66. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025 His new feature ably captures the Looney Tunes spirit, which is something our world can always use more of — and which is a far more formidable endeavor than might at first seem. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ably
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    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 May 2025
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“Ably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ably. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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