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Adverb
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In May, the royal family recovered somewhat in popularity, with 64% polled by Norstat supporting the monarchy and 23% wanting a different system of governance.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026 -
McConnell has always appeared to have a somewhat unsteady gate — a childhood bout of polio left him with a partially paralyzed leg.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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An engaging vertical series can produce bigger bang for the buck than one-off collabs with digital influencers, execs says, coming in with a relatively affordable production budget.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Testing kits used in the region were designed to detect the Zaire strain of the virus, which is more common, rather than the Bundibugyo virus, which is relatively rare.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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However, xGC estimates that even with Lionel Messi, their roster doesn’t quite contain the same threat as teams like France and Spain.—
Ethan Douglas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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There's nothing quite like growing a classic apple tree (Malus domestica) in your garden.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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Think globally, worry locally While there’s no risk of big tech companies literally draining the oceans to power the data centers behind their LLMs, even moderately sized data centers can have an outsized effect on nearby water resources.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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Continue boiling at a moderately steady rate, stirring occasionally, until thermometer registers 230°F (tilt pan as needed so syrup covers bulb of thermometer for an accurate reading).—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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First of all, the president’s name is redacted throughout, yet everything else seems pretty familiar to me.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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After the two hitters, the two outs felt pretty good.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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Phongam plays off Jittri’s steam-rolling ambition to electrifying results in a rather addictive Thai thriller series that throws a lot of story at ya.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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But rather than further ratchet up the stakes in the final minutes, the episode closes with Rosemary exhaustively — and rather hilariously — going over an extensive genealogical document for Tom and Patricia.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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“Fragmentarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentarily. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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