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Adverb
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These last two are the largest, but even so, somehow the one for paper is never big enough.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
3 June 2026 -
But even so, the visible span of the spectrum from violet to red is only about a factor of two in wavelength, while the huge range from long-wave radio to gamma rays covers more than 20 orders of magnitude.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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The Rockets couldn’t capitalize, however, as the Timberwolves’ pressure near the Reading goal proved to be a challenge all night.—
Matt Goisman,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
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Amodei, however, remained optimistic about AI's impact on humanity and its ability, for instance, to cure medical maladies.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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The emerging agreement ends a costly war but leaves Iran’s leadership intact and its nuclear future still subject to negotiation.—
Michael Birnbaum,
Washington Post,
15 June 2026
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Restaurants were still open as well, and the square had live music before the match.—
Cal Phillips
June 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
Adverb
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Even now, though, my favorite Jongno bar is still Friends.—
Anton Hur,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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With the way these games have been going, though, a one-goal lead was not safe.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Sometimes he was described as a modern-day Cyrus, a Persian king and a pagan in the Hebrew Bible whom God nevertheless anointed and would use for his purposes.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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The missiles did little damage, but the Iranian attack nevertheless put extreme pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hit Tehran militarily.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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But Trump has nonetheless spent the two months since then continuing to suggest a deal was right around the corner.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Stories also highlight people losing more than a home but finding the will to go on and neighbors coming back to nothing but nonetheless coming back.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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“Per contra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20contra. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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