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Adverb
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Imamoglu was detained days before he was set to formally announce his presidential candidacy.—
Beril Akman,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026 -
The rejection of the application, highly unusual for the FDA, prompted Moderna to go public with Prasad's decision and vow to formally challenge it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Details are carefully considered, with blackout curtains, an air conditioning unit in the headboard, a mosquito net canopy, and a large wardrobe stocked with robes, slippers, a yoga mat, and other bush essentials.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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Divers have to carefully chisel each coral from the seabed by hand and bring it to the surface, which takes a lot of time and labor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Keep boots upright and orderly by using boot trees, cardboard tubes, or even a short length of PVC pipe.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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All these years later, Vern remembers people acting orderly, evacuating at a measured pace, stopping to allow cars into the growing line of traffic out of Yuba City.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
23 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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As Morocco’s indigenous inhabitants, El Hammoumy continued, the Berbers are like other native peoples around the world who have been systematically dispossessed of their lands and heritage for centuries.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Organizations that sustain Iran's regime are being systematically and deliberately taken down.—
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FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Punctiliously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punctiliously. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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