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Adverb
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Sauer and colleagues found in 2019 that the CD19 proteins were clearly visible with super-resolution microscopy.—
Katarina Zimmer,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Aug. 2025 -
The heat is clearly on Murray to produce this season.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The news was certainly a shock to many, with concerns stemming mostly from the unknown.—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Schedules and playoff formats will need to be adjusted but Benson certainly seems to think so.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The season finale of The Buccaneers is now out on Apple TV+ and once again, this second season ends on many cliffhangers that will surely left fans eager for a third season.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Debate over the song of the summer rages on, but if there were a contest for a word of the summer, one front-runner would surely be the onomatopoeic clanker.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Conner assuredly wasn’t talking about Calais Campbell, who left for the Arizona Cardinals.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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The specifics of the questioning by the senators will most assuredly change over time, but the letter that has been made publicly available detail that the senators desire specifics as to what the stablecoin plans for Meta are.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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With so much passion behind the project, Rado’s Press is definitely off to a great start.—
Clea Haran,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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My best dude friend and best dudette friend would be getting their flirt on the entire time, sometimes behind closed doors, definitely tongue-kissing.—
Jay Deitcher,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Several officials criticized Vance for potentially exploiting public infrastructure resources for his personal use amid the Trump administration's funding cuts for government jobs and scientific research.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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If non-transparent or potentially adversarial actors shape the tools that underpin government, finance and public life, the integrity of those systems is at risk.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Decisively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisively. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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