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Adverb
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Current boyfriend Oli Green is up to snuff in a regulation dark City-of-London/Wall-Street let’s-argue-about-the-tariffs suit, but the suit has got a hellish job of work boosting Green even so much as a few months older than his 28 years.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025 -
But there were dissidents within the meeting even so.—
Eva Amsen,
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2025
Adverb
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All who met him, however briefly, were better for the encounter.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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There's a long road, however, between commitment and coolers.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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With athletes still waiting for their paydays, the topic remains a core issue.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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His client is sick and drops out, but Fritz still wants to show me around.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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On the paternal side, though, there was no such pattern.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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As legal experts told Newsweek, mandatory service charges, though often viewed as tips, are considered revenue for the restaurant, not optional bonuses.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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She was nevertheless voted the Player of the Tournament and an unprecedented hat-trick of Ballon D’Or awards cannot be ruled out.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Ad divides opinion The ad has nevertheless drawn its own share of critics.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Her dad, Taylor finds her art to be disturbing, but nonetheless harmless.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
6 Aug. 2025
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This work has taken place in what’s known as the Government Community Cloud, which is intended for information that is not classified but is nonetheless sensitive.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
ArsTechnica,
26 July 2025
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“Per contra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20contra. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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