as in always
whatever else is done or is the case
the minister is fixing to get married, leastways that's what everyone at the diner was saying
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Critics say the danger faced by agents whose names are made public is overblown, almost always limited to harsh and violent words lobbed from behind a laptop or phone screen.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
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Engagement is almost always good.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Iran can route shipments through the port of Jask and part of its fleet is transiting through Hormuz anyway.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Is Kieffer’s header going in anyway?—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Leastways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leastways. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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