as in hard
with great effort or determination
conflicting ideals that social philosophers have struggled amain to reconcile
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Many cities and school districts are trying hard to line up job opportunities for young people.—
Dianna Douglas,
NPR,
6 June 2026 -
With his gregarious nature and hard-drinking demeanor, Lobo is an intimidating extraterrestrial mercenary and bounty hunter, but his origin story is brutal, even by those standards.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 June 2026
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Take the time, too, to diligently shop around for rates and lenders, as shopping for a mortgage has historically been shown to result in a rate around half a percentage point or more below average.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Instead, it will be shaped by intelligent systems that help physicians make better decisions, collaborate more effectively, and where the entire patient journey is diligently managed.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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One big concern is that screens are intensively stimulating for young people because they are held up close and engage young viewers with things such as fast cuts and colors.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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By the end of the seventeenth century, sassafras had become one of the primary exports of the early English colony of Jamestown, and the aromatic bark was harvested intensively for shipment to European markets.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
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Jack appeared to be just as tall as his dad, who could be seen intently watching the game.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Not since David Beckham arrived to MLS in 2007 had the world so intently focused its attention of American domestic soccer.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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On the resolutely grassroots side, and with a no-less-impressive local lineup, is the July 23-26 event Blucifer’s Favorite Rodeo, a brand new music-fest that’s filling The UMS hole on South Broadway and elsewhere.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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In reality though, nearly half a century into his career, Mustaine has only become more resolutely himself.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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But recent test scores show educators should also focus more intensely on adolescent learners and turning around academic outcomes in middle school, said Lesley Muldoon, executive director of the National Assessment Governing Board.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Second, there’s the intensely personal relationship that Swift has fostered with her robust fanbase.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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The initial deployments will focus on process industries and continuously running production operations, where power quality and stability are critical.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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The model processes speech continuously and handles all the multilingual inputs automatically, saving developers from manually configuring settings.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Kittle has already contributed mightily to the 49ers’ 2026 efforts, having successfully sold wide receiver Mike Evans on signing in free agency.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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With Trevor Story out for the foreseeable future rehabbing from a sports hernia surgery, and third baseman Caleb Durbin struggling mightily at the plate, Sogard and Kiner-Falefa have entered the mix more.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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“Amain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amain. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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