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Adverb
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But there were dissidents within the meeting even so.—
Eva Amsen,
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2025 -
In Court Musk Announces His Exit From Trump Administration—What To Know But even so, Foden has failed to have any real impact on a poor Pep Guardiola side.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adverb
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Even if there’s nothing to fear about this new database, however, good results in science depend on trust.—
Caren Zucker,
The Atlantic,
6 July 2025
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In a characteristic act of self-contradiction, however, his foreign policy is based on a significant overestimation of American power.—
KORI SCHAKE,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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Emergency crews are still conducting search and rescue operations for missing residents and campers.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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The Diamondbacks arrived in San Diego reeling a bit, having lost eight of 11, but still ranking fourth in the major leagues in OPS and third in runs.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
Adverb
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Keeping him and Bradley may be less interesting to Indiana, though.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Ultimately, though, Lipa's style of minimalist manicure is a timely reminder that an accent or two, added to an otherwise glossy bare nail, can still feel clean rather than showy.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
29 June 2025
Adverb
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My mother spoke of my grandmother’s sober beauty, plain and simple but nevertheless an inspiration to my grandfather.—
Jhumpa Lahiri,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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But Latin America’s ideals of el bien común have nevertheless helped shape legal codes into the present—including international law.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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Those types of harm can be difficult to quantify but are nonetheless impactful.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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Trump's business assets are held by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, which is controlled by his son, Donald Trump Jr., but government watchdog groups have nonetheless expressed concern about how Trump may be using his position as president to generate personal profits.—
Kelsey Walsh,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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“Per contra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20contra. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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