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Adverb
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Both buildings were heavily damaged by the fire with smoke pouring from the roofs of the homes.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Local media have started days-long livestreams to feed the outsized public atttention on the fate of the whale, which is lying in shallow waters and only breathing slowly and heavily.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Elmore added that Pause AI deliberately vets volunteers and keeps tight control over its messaging to avoid being associated with extreme views.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Tonya Drew, a stay-at-home mother of 10 in Tempe, has spent years deliberately avoiding Amazon.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The researchers controlled for rents and other economic factors, though Leifheit said the findings still should be interpreted cautiously.—
Meg Tanaka,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Be patient and hunt more slowly and cautiously when the going gets tough.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Ploddingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ploddingly. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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