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For the uninitiated, analog bags are essentially bags that are filled with tactile, low-stimulatory activities that are screenless yet totally engaging, like books, crafts, and journals.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
He's found nearly two dozen other royal proclamations over the following 300 years, essentially warning of the game's violence.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
The Patriots essentially have a 55-man roster right now.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Given a 2% inflation rate, the president is essentially asking for negative real rates.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
He's found nearly two dozen other royal proclamations over the following 300 years, essentially warning of the game's violence.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
The Patriots essentially have a 55-man roster right now.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Given a 2% inflation rate, the president is essentially asking for negative real rates.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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There’s basically never any physical danger.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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Divorce was basically unheard of.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
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That's exactly what Cooper Howard is trying to figure out, is here's a character who on his face is fundamentally sort of duplicitous, right?—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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Two dynamics are fundamentally reshaping the structure and functioning of the American government.—
Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Essentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentially. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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