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Adverb
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Strained by industrial and agricultural demand and mismanagement, and insufficiently replenished by rainfall and snow melt, three-quarters of the world's population now live in areas where the water is drying up beneath our feet.—
Kelly Parsons,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025 -
But the city at first only confirmed that the building owner had complied with the ordinance in an insufficiently official email, Meister said.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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Inspectors saw an employee inadequately reheating veggie meat.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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If soils have been dry or inadequately irrigated, consider harvesting nearly ripe fruit before rainstorm events to avoid cracking.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
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In the tradition of so many of the great anti-authority films, Nicholson’s McMurphy is a man who has been wrongly institutionalized in a mental-health facility.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Salvadoran national, a sheetmetal worker, had been held in custody for months after the administration wrongly deported him to a megaprison in El Salvador.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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Trailing after two lethargic quarters, the Chiefs gained life when Chargers rookie Omarion Hampton mistakenly ran out of bounds, giving Kansas City one last possession before the end of the half.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some retirees mistakenly think the aim is to spend exactly 4% of your savings every year, Bengen said.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The third victim, Nayci said, was in the pool when Ramos-Aviles first touched her inappropriately.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Garzon did not listen as the woman again told him to stop, pulled her pants down and touched her inappropriately, prosecutors said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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In numerous offices, devices remain unencrypted, backup systems are improperly configured and software updates are postponed due to operational interruptions.—
Tarun Eldho Alias,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The manner by which the suspect in Hume’s stabbing made it to her home was also described incorrectly.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Others incorrectly stated that the killers had executed their plan to perfection.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Unpromisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpromisingly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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