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Recent Examples of profoundly
According to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, employers increasingly value analytical thinking, resilience, flexibility, leadership, and social influence—evidence that many of the most important skills in the AI era are profoundly human ones.
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Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Under this view, human and plant species were entirely malleable, shaped profoundly by the pressures of the natural and artificial world around them.
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The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2026
After the birth of their son, Saga (Haarla) becomes convinced there is something profoundly wrong with the child, even as those around her dismiss her fears.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Her left eye socket, roof of her mouth, optic nerves, nose and upper lip were all profoundly damaged.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Zemmour’s diagnosis is not the standard analysis of why centrist leaders everywhere, from Emmanuel Macron in France to Keir Starmer in the UK and Joe Biden in the US, have grown so profoundly unpopular.
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Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
As the summer began, Gracie Bell Joyce still missed Kirk profoundly.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
He will be profoundly missed and forever remembered.
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Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
The entry system for young foreign players profoundly affects people who sometimes have little means and few advocates in their corner.
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Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
18 June 2026
Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Under this view, human and plant species were entirely malleable, shaped profoundly by the pressures of the natural and artificial world around them.
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The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2026
After the birth of their son, Saga (Haarla) becomes convinced there is something profoundly wrong with the child, even as those around her dismiss her fears.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Her left eye socket, roof of her mouth, optic nerves, nose and upper lip were all profoundly damaged.
—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Zemmour’s diagnosis is not the standard analysis of why centrist leaders everywhere, from Emmanuel Macron in France to Keir Starmer in the UK and Joe Biden in the US, have grown so profoundly unpopular.
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Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
As the summer began, Gracie Bell Joyce still missed Kirk profoundly.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
He will be profoundly missed and forever remembered.
—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
The entry system for young foreign players profoundly affects people who sometimes have little means and few advocates in their corner.
—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profoundly
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Hilton, running on a platform of affordability and lowering taxes, has seized on the sentiment, casting health coverage for immigrants without legal status as deeply unfair and a direct threat to the state’s ability to help citizens.
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While Syd cares deeply about the restaurant, Richie’s entire sense of self-worth and identity is completely intertwined with it.
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Staff for Democratic Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, the president-elect, responded positively March 30.
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In fact, over two-thirds of Democrats view socialism more positively than capitalism.
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Our relationship to the past has radically changed.
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This ancient developmental program, deeply conserved, can also be radically repurposed, as seen in the star-nosed mole's sensory tentacles.
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For the memorial game, the Feeneys had reverted to their old batting order, so after Greenberg, the lineup would be wholly composed of Feeney elders.
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Her style was wholly her own, with a delightfully strange mix of off-kilter compositions, deadpan facial expressions, and historical references.
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Switzerland came out strong in the second half with two goals within 15 minutes, utterly deflating Canada's energy until the hydration break.
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Why Battery Confidence Suddenly Rules the Road The basic golf cart battery was utterly disregarded for a very long time.
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Moore's Law has held up remarkably well.
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Despite the appeal of upstream equipment manufacturers, and increasing competition in the GPU space, Laffont said Tuesday that GPU leader Nvidia is remarkably cheap for its size.
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But for those looking to mark Brooks' centennial with a marathon, here's a list of the five absolutely essential comedies that define the legend.
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There’s absolutely no need to spend a lot to smell expensive.
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But the recent action on Anthropic, as well as asking OpenAI to limit its own newest model, comes after experts have fretted for months that Mythos could pose a security risk by giving hackers and other bad actors access to AI capable of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities exceptionally quickly.
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The release of the new batch of episodes almost perfectly coincides with an exceptionally rainy, stormy and destructive year for Chicago and Illinois as a whole.
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“Profoundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profoundly. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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