inherently

as in fundamentally
by natural character or ability the judge's observation that women are not inherently better at parenting than men

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Recent Examples of inherently In an electric bike, where the top tube must house a 230Wh battery pack, these wider, inherently stiff aluminum tubes actually provide superior rigidity over narrow-titanium piping. New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026 However, proper implementation is key, as stablecoin rails aren't inherently cheaper. Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The defense has criticized aspects of Clancy’s care, suggesting the treating psychiatrist missed diagnoses, that telehealth visits are inherently inferior, and that inappropriate medication changes were made. Renee Sorrentino, STAT, 28 Aug. 2026 While silk’s higher cost and specialized production inherently support exclusivity and premium positioning, Aydemir emphasized that price alone does not define luxury. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 Ultimately, the central question is no longer whether social media is inherently good or bad but how public health systems can ethically leverage its massive reach to improve health outcomes globally. Thu T. Nguyen, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2026 Moore brings consistency to a position that is inherently volatile. Dane Brugler, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Funding schools with local wealth is inherently inequitable, but voters are much more likely to support raising local taxes over state ones. Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 Spending money — or not — isn’t inherently good or bad, McCoy says. Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • That could make life harder for the NCAA in court given that the organization has long argued for deferential treatment on the basis that college sports is a fundamentally different product than pro sports.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This becomes particularly problematic in the context of generative AI, where the interaction between people and information has fundamentally changed.
    Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
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  • And, when Malika’s dentist beau sends her flowers, Khloé opines (over FaceTime, naturally) that the bouquet is too small and therefore cheap.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Potential suitors would also naturally be looking at what the future holds for the entertainment business at large.
    Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Billy responds that these personal revelations are intrinsically part of the work, and that their collaboration has already begun.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
  • Heat domes are collections of higher-pressure and intrinsically warmer air stretching through to the upper atmosphere.
    Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Adverb
  • Yet France’s challenges ahead are in many ways the same as California’s — most basically, just how to survive a hotter, more volatile climate with fire dangers that far exceed what was normal just a generation ago.
    Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The concept is basically like a solar eclipse; a coronagraph blocks out the glare of a star such that anything around that star can come into focus.
    Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang has similarly said that work-life balance is essentially nonexistent for him.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Erik Neander, who as president of baseball operations is essentially in charge of how everyone involved feels, is expectedly optimistic.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Inherently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherently. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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