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Recent Examples of strongly The survey also found that 75% of California voters believe strongly or somewhat that special interest money has too much influence in state politics, a sentiment especially strong among Republicans. Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025 Newton, the Harvard spokesperson, said the university strongly disagrees with the government's findings related to its compliance with civil rights laws. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 July 2025 For this reason, many experts in the scientific community have strongly opposed Trump's budget proposal — which cuts NASA's overall budget by 24% and calls for about a third of its staff to be let go. Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 10 July 2025 Dozens of the email messages also allegedly reveal attempts by Trump administration officials to label Abrego Garcia a leader of the gang MS-13 — which Abrego Garcia's lawyers have strongly denied — and downplay the agency's mistake in removing him to El Salvador. July 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for strongly
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Adverb
  • Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously until well chilled.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • At the Roxy, one man vigorously pumped his fist to the beat of the music.
    Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Adverb
  • The IndyCar Paddock fiercely fights each other on the race track in the heat of battle.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • And because of the court’s influence over national policy, political parties and interest groups battle fiercely over who gets appointed to the high court.
    Christopher Krewson, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
Adverb
  • Few novels capture this complexity as powerfully as Hernan Diaz’ Pulitzer Prize-winning Trust.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Punching through the terrain in this manner forms the fast, crunchy, and powerfully kinetic core of the game.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Adverb
  • The two are both hard hitting linebackers with good, but not great speed on the game.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
  • Other offices covering Illinois have been harder hit.
    William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Adverb
  • Trump said it less elegantly — but just as forcefully — by going to war with Harvard itself.
    Michael Catanzaro, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025
  • Trapped Food Food can become forcefully wedged between teeth, causing significant pain and pressure in the teeth or gums.
    Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025

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