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Adverb
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Her boss behaves erratically and cruelly, the house has strange rules and Millie is forced to sleep in a small, locked attic room.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026 -
During that period, NYC received 220,000 migrants — because the Republican governor of Texas wanted to cruelly use them as political pawns by sending them here.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Celeste’s version of the tour is harshly minimalistic, all black-and-white strobe lights and profane on-screen text.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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Even though Florida isn’t known for being harshly cold, some days can still feel surprisingly chilly, and these always come in handy.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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That’s sent oil prices up sharply.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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As the trial continues, jurors are expected to hear additional witnesses as both sides present sharply different explanations for what happened on the night Bryan Pata was killed.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Mexican Embassy in the United States said in a press release after the operation that Oseguera was one of three cartel members who died after being severely wounded.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Feb. 2026
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That put significant pressure on her left side, so the teeth were severely damaged, with notable inflammation.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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As a pupil in my average-ability language arts class, the student was ill prepared, being several years below grade level in his ability to read and write in a manner typical of a 13-year-old.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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But there were no excuses for the visibly-ill Strong, who finished with her seventh double-double of the season logging 21 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, five steals and three blocks.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Yet prices for many essential goods remains high, and polls show a majority of Americans are acutely concerned about the cost of living.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Racial erasure is felt most acutely by the people whose histories are rendered invisible—here, African Americans—despite the fact that their contributions helped shape the nation and still remain too often absent from formal education.—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The circumstances were quite different in 2016, though, as William and Kate were happy and in love; Diana, though on a visit to India with her then-husband Prince Charles, poignantly visited the monument to love solo.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps more poignantly, various DOJ and FBI officials have refused to pursue the administration’s agenda to go after journalists, with a number resigning their positions, Deadline can confirm.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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His lashes are long, the eyes deep-set, large and intense, staring piercingly into you.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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How could the woman who wrote so piercingly about women’s subjugation subjugate herself to not just one but two men?—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Hurtfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurtfully. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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