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Adverb
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the conservative nonprofit American Action Forum, has watched glumly as Republicans have drifted away from their small-government traditions.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Now, the 36-year-old grower, who inherited the generational plot from his father, can only wave his arm dejectedly at row after row of weak, spindly stems, the result of catastrophic floods that swept the South Asian nation’s agricultural heartland to a degree not experienced in three decades.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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Immediately after his defeat, Medvedev violently smashed a racket in frustration and sat dejectedly on his chair for several minutes before leaving the court.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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All the parts fit well in this sometimes surreal, sometimes darkly humorous journey into the crumbling mind of a stressed woman.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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That, in a sense, is the story of motherhood, and what Mary Bronstein’s new film captures with bruising, darkly funny precision.—
Elissa Suh,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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Algren, stung by Beauvoir’s independence, treated her miserably.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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The decoy tactic failed miserably, says Zutterman.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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Semi-autobiographical in one sense and despondently poetic in the other, The Stranger launched Camus’ career as a major 20th century author.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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