as in ambiguously
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Adverb
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While Fed policy can affect mortgage rates indirectly, another rate hike would not necessarily cause mortgage rates to rise.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
10 June 2026 -
Many top earners promoting the foreign influence theory are either directly or indirectly invested in artificial intelligence.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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And the fact that lots of these startups ultimately sell to other startups circuitously makes things even more insular.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Sliwa's use of the Gen Z phrase, meaning flatter someone often insincerely, sparked surprised laughter and applause from the crowd.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But after Google’s summaries falsely tied two publishing companies to scams, the German court said the AI overviews were the firm’s own content, The Decoder reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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Police believe the burglaries may have involved someone falsely claiming to be a construction worker, building official or the representative of an insurance company involved in the aftermath of the blaze.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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Consultants also found that the school district erroneously spent more than $2 million on the employer share of health insurance because of problems with its payroll system.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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This prevented the driver from being erroneously cited and the incident could be used to show other drivers how the cameras were protecting them.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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“Evasively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasively. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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