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Adverb
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Tourist attractions remain open, but visitors are asked to dress modestly and behave respectfully during the mourning period.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025 -
Stocks were headed for a modestly lower open this morning following the Fed’s second interest rate cut of the year and China trade progress emerging, with agreements on fentanyl tariffs and rare earths on the table.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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And where other services might interrupt their programming with commercials, the Looney Tunes ads count down unobtrusively and play in between each entry, preserving each punch line accordingly.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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All those sounds also have to blend in unobtrusively.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Since its debut, the initiative has been quietly but determinedly building physical bases in Lagos and Kenya, creating tangible spaces where female artists, producers, and engineers can access resources that Tems herself had to fight to find.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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Butler, who appeared to be holding back tears, listened quietly as officers explained the purpose of their visit.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Today’s sloths – commonly featured on children’s backpacks, stationery and lunch boxes – are slow-moving creatures, living inconspicuously in Central American and South American rainforests.—
Aditya Reddy Kurre,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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They were carried out over two months, by crews working inconspicuously at night, and the parties then quietly resolved compensation and insurance claims.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Demurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demurely. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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