as in very
being this and no more
the mere idea of your traveling alone to Europe is ridiculous
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Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
The country will only have to wait mere weeks to see if those efforts will pay off -- for this election.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Although the Post kept its licenses, the Nixon era attacks on the media raised concerns that the mere threat to a broadcaster’s license would create a chilling effect on news coverage.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
There’s a risk that human creators will become mere feedstock for synthetic AI content spewed from large language models (LLMs) without the explicit consent of the original artists on which the models were trained.
—David Pakman, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Photo : Blake Buettner A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Thin
The Saxonia thin proves that A. Lange & Söhne can do formalwear as well as anyone, with a graceful yellow gold case that measures 37mm in diameter, and a mere 5.9mm in thickness.
—Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
The country will only have to wait mere weeks to see if those efforts will pay off -- for this election.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Although the Post kept its licenses, the Nixon era attacks on the media raised concerns that the mere threat to a broadcaster’s license would create a chilling effect on news coverage.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
There’s a risk that human creators will become mere feedstock for synthetic AI content spewed from large language models (LLMs) without the explicit consent of the original artists on which the models were trained.
—David Pakman, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Mere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mere. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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