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Recent Examples of pertinently
More pertinently, while improved forecasts are to be welcomed, United will still fall further behind several rivals this season in the earnings stakes, a natural byproduct of missing out on this season’s UEFA Champions League.
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Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
In the same way characters come and go, bulletins from the outside world pop up as backdrop, with references to The Balfour Declaration and, more pertinently, the upcoming Peel Commission, which, published the following year, would open the gates to partition.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
Daboll was a hot coaching candidate thanks to his work as the Bills offensive coordinator — and, most pertinently, his role in developing Josh Allen.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
Or, more pertinently, the huge pile of cash needed to build that name recognition and get elected to statewide office in California.
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Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
More pertinently, most trick-or-treaters (and, in some cases, their parents) expect not chocolate specifically, but candy—lots of it, and the more variety, the better.
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Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
In the same way characters come and go, bulletins from the outside world pop up as backdrop, with references to The Balfour Declaration and, more pertinently, the upcoming Peel Commission, which, published the following year, would open the gates to partition.
—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
Daboll was a hot coaching candidate thanks to his work as the Bills offensive coordinator — and, most pertinently, his role in developing Josh Allen.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
Or, more pertinently, the huge pile of cash needed to build that name recognition and get elected to statewide office in California.
—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
More pertinently, most trick-or-treaters (and, in some cases, their parents) expect not chocolate specifically, but candy—lots of it, and the more variety, the better.
—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertinently
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Want to refresh your look for the summer months both chicly and sensibly?
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To protect small businesses, the bill sensibly exempts employers with 25 or fewer employees.
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If the answer to that question is no, or more relevantly, not soon enough to satisfy investors’ expectations about the future, then the fallout in global equities could be brutal.
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The Her Smell director (and, relevantly, former Kim’s Video clerk) fully taps into his dark side for this sadistic little number about a community terrorized by a child-abducting serial killer.
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Employees should be recognized for meaningfully showing up—being good colleagues, bringing positive energy and ideas to work—not for clocking the longest hours.
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Still, if only there were a way to capture a fraction of that processing power, the carbon footprint of computing could meaningfully shrink.
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All the President’s Men' (1976) Not only an American classic, but likely the only movie where a close-up of a busy typewriter is a perfectly satisfying ending.
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Cheesy, salty, and perfectly spicy, these Southern favorites will be the first snack snatched up at your gathering.
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The court of appeal further ruled Guild had sufficiently alleged CCM had aided, and benefited from, then-Guild branch manager Christopher Flowers’s breach of his fiduciary duty to Guild.
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Check the temperature again in 24 hours to see if the refrigerator has cooled sufficiently.
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