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Adverb
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The shooting, which left two students critically injured, forced the school into a brief lockdown and prompted a massive police response.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025 -
One person was killed and three people were critically injured when several vehicles crashed in Fort Worth early Sunday, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Warm and dry conditions could be negatively impacting fall foliage.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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This partnership reduces The Trade Desk's inventory exclusivity and is likely to negatively impact its near-term financials.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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According to new polling, 53 percent of people in Bucks County, a suburb of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, view Trump unfavorably while 42 percent see him favorably.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the researchers noted that a possible reason why the declines were not larger as a group is that in many countries, neuropsychiatric conditions such as dementia increased and contributed unfavorably to the trends.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some will move cynically, making the calculation that accommodation with the Palestinian population is preferable to being a permanent international pariah.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Armenians were astonished that Moscow allowed the Azeris to retake Nagorno Karabakh in 2023, then cynically turned around and offered to partner versions of the Zangezur that would include Russia.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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He's also talked disparagingly about Baltimore in recent days.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Mackenize singles out a Dari-speaking immigrant named Rahim (Elham Ehsas) and his elderly parents as the residents warily pour out of a nearby apartment building, knowing that audiences’ imaginations (and biases) will start to suggest how this character might relate to the bigger picture.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Despite Mamdani’s triangulation, Democratic leaders have continued to eye him warily.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Captiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captiously. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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