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Adverb
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In very unhinged behavior, Lucy tracks Sophie down (after her boss expressly tells her the client doesn't want any contact whatsoever), and unsurprisingly, Sophie admonishes her for invading her privacy in an attempt to absolve her feelings of guilt.—
Aisha Harris,
NPR,
21 June 2025 -
This is, unsurprisingly, pretty common for the children of the extremely wealthy, says Serhant broker Peter Zaitzeff.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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In the weeks since Trigg's death, the Kiser family has pushed to conceal records that would ordinarily be public; Emilie Kiser filed a lawsuit to prevent the release of such records on May 27.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Padilla ordinarily is a very polite guy, extraordinary civil — calm, soft-spoken, the opposite of an aggressive loudmouth.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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“Expectedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectedly. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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