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Adverb
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And frankly, the technological ability to do this will likely outpace the adjustments humans will have to make, like legal frameworks, trust and adoption, security and regulatory compliance.—
Marc Schröder,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025 -
Let a password generator do the heavy lifting This is the easier, faster and frankly smarter route.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Any chic Parisian would style it nonchalantly with jeans—but for a more red carpet-ready touch, Lively paired her knit with a saucy leather skirt and knee boots.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Playing backyard basketball with Nikola Jokic, Murray had just nonchalantly flipped a pass behind his back to the reigning MVP center, whose floater gave the Nuggets a late 112-108 lead.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Matter-of-factly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matter-of-factly. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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