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Adverb
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The resolution is strongly worded but also filled with caveats — noting that the district will comply with contracting and procurement laws.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026 -
While Lamont and gun safety advocates strongly favor the bill, supporters of the Second Amendment are pushing back.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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The network aggressively defended itself against the defamation lawsuit in New York -- arguing that the company was facing imminent collapse over its own internal misconduct, not because of any negative coverage.—
JOSHUA GOODMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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When the Fed raised rates aggressively in 2022 and 2023, card issuers passed those increases to borrowers almost immediately.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Like in 2025, the Longhorns enter Sunday's NCAA Tournament selection announcement firmly on the bubble after finishing the regular season with a mediocre record highlighted by a few high-profile wins.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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For example, the European Union now accounts for 21% of global generative AI research publications, placing it firmly in the world’s top tier of AI science.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday said political loyalty in the military must be ensured and called for resolutely pushing forward the fight against corruption as a military purge widened.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Death would come, as resolutely and unobjectionably as anything that happens in a dream.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Taste and add salt and pepper; the milk should be assertively seasoned.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2025
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These early reports highlight how the mode may behave more assertively than before.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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Carreras scored the crucial opening goal, determinedly driving into the box and finishing in an individual flourish that unlocked the match in the 65th minute.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Rose Byrne is earning acclaim for her turn in Mary Bronstein's harrowing (and grimly funny) film.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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The count of New Yorkers who had died outdoors ticked grimly upward, passing fifteen and then twenty.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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The game was played in front of a sellout crowd of 41,628 that was decidedly pro-Mexico.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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That version of the card was less capable all around, but would be decidedly less impressive in 2026, when some of the latest games demand more than 8GB just to run at any setting other than the lowest.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Toughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toughly. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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