of course

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Recent Examples of of course And of course there’s quite a bit of music that’s already digitized in our database, and there’s a large amount that’s still yet to be digitized and listened to across the breadth of all of the recording devices. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 And of course, for those 21-plus, a boozy cocktail note like bourbon or whiskey. Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026 Such testimony is de rigueur in a murder trial, of course, but these exchanges underlined yet more unanswered questions about this case. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026 Plunge pioneered at-home cold plunges in 2020 before moving on to extreme heat (for wellness’s sake, of course). Evan Russum, Architectural Digest, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for of course

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“Of course.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/of%20course. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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