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Adverb
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The Yangs were called in and curtly told the judgment was being overturned, their lawsuit dismissed without trial.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That’s how Graeme McDowell tersely justified his reason for joining controversial LIV Golf in 2022.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, the House Speaker, Mike Johnson, tersely rejected the bill, calling it a joke.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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To explain it succinctly, WEC features two main classes of cars, and multiple drivers will rotate piloting the vehicle.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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Marco Argenti, Goldman Sachs’ chief information officer, put it succinctly.—
Bill Connolly,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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The researchers demonstrated switching at an energy scale of roughly four quadrillionths of a joule, an extraordinarily tiny amount of energy that is far below what is needed to power even a small LED light briefly.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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The House briefly recessed but returned one hour later to approve the map.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2026
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Allen’s last-minute selection came after another artist, Robert Lazzarini, was chosen and then summarily dropped.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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Dela Rosa served as police chief when Duterte was mayor of Davao City, where police would allegedly coerce low-level dealers to surrender, then summarily execute them.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Palmer passed crisply, slowed things down when circumstances demanded it.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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When Jobs returned to Apple after the first demo, he was crisply informed by Raskin that he’d been had — PARC had withheld from him most of its most innovative work.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Knowing what to do if a power surge damages your appliances and electronics is essential for protecting your home, preventing future issues, and reporting damages clearly and concisely to your insurance company and the local electric company.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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Keep it short and sweet Responding concisely and confidently will assuage any lingering concerns an employer might have about your work history, McGoff says.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her outside-looking in remembrances (Romvari shoots scenes sometimes from the perspective of looking through a window) elliptically convey much – parental anguish about what would be the best call to action for the entire family, not the upheaval felt within the family.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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“Sententiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sententiously. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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