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Adverb
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When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
1 Sep. 2025 -
Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Governor Newsom has been insufficiently aggressive on AI regulation despite his wife’s advocacy for child safety protections, instead maintaining a cautious approach that reflects long-standing ties to the technology industry rather than working-class interests.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In the past year at UF, the GOP’s push to eliminate academic leaders seen as insufficiently hostile to left-leaning academics effectively derailed the hiring of a new president and multiple college dean searches.—
Garrett Shanley Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Maps show the location of the crash is sparely populated and the two-lane road has no street lighting.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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These athletes run dozens of miles, generally in the heat, at altitude, or in bad weather, up and down mountains, all while attempting, sometimes miserably, to eat and drink enough to keep going.—
Dan England,
Outside,
5 Feb. 2026
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Brown then tried to ride the anti-tax, spending-limit movement into the White House two years later — but failed miserably.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Kardashian was in court to share new details from a horrific assault in the name of seeking justice; to comment meanly on her outfit would have been a weird move.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2025
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At Artnet, Walter assembled a motley crew of writers, including the unstoppable Charlie Finch, who would meanly attack everyone.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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The man is facing a charge of grossly negligent homicide, with state prosecutors in Innsbruck accusing him of making multiple errors, including seeking help too late and not carrying suitable equipment.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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But Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics at Stanford University, said such estimates are often grossly inflated.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Stingily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stingily. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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