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Adverb
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Alternatively, Naomi could conceivably cash in during the match, prevent Cargill from beating Stratton and then pin Stratton herself.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025 -
Less cold air from climate change could conceivably mean harder hail in the future, but more research is needed to see if that’s the case, Mr. Giammanco said.—
Seth Borenstein,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 June 2025
Adverb
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All that effort has put more than 1.3 million asteroids in our catalogs, but astronomers expect Rubin to identify perhaps three times that many new objects—practically without trying.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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Thought and action are practically one and the same: Hungry!—
Mari Andrew,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Another possible factor was a series of hurricanes that hit Cuba (its only wintering area) in the 1930s, possibly killing a significant portion of the entire population.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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The Rotary is now looking at other fundraising options — possibly shorter ones requiring a few hours of commitment — and hopes the art festival could return in the future.—
Zoey Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
Adverb
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Tonight, the gravity of the occasion—perhaps the biggest reunion in our lifetime—makes the atmosphere combustible.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
5 July 2025
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The ink spool could contain traces of the last words Lin or his daughter typed on the machine — meaning perhaps the inventor's own words are in his magical machine too.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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“Plausibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibly. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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