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Adverb
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Many countries are not on track to meet their NDCs or have set targets that are insufficiently ambitious.—
Sophie Yeo,
The Dial,
4 Nov. 2025 -
Semafor first reported the withdrawal of Isaacman's nomination on Saturday afternoon, after which other publications confirmed the news and ran the same statement from the White House, which implies that Isaacman had been judged insufficiently MAGA for the job.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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The plaintiffs—seven Syrian nationals, together with advocacy organizations—argued that the administration’s decision was arbitrary, inadequately justified, and motivated by impermissible considerations.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Nov. 2025
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Decades of underfunding and under-research mean women are still diagnosed late, treated inadequately, and left to manage conditions that could have been prevented or better addressed.—
Maria Shriver,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Applicants who believe their claim was wrongly denied can request reconsideration and, if necessary, a hearing before an administrative law judge.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Reyos had been wrongly convicted of the crime and imprisoned for 24 years.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 June 2026
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And days earlier, three US F-15 fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, with all crew members ejecting safely.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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How Autoimmune Diseases Can Impact the Heart Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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The right drug given to the right patient at the right time is great, but the same drug can be inappropriately given, causing harm.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Nov. 2025
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Oh was accused of inappropriately touching an unidentified actress on multiple occasions between August and September 2017.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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It was alleged that Murphy had years of misconduct, which included improperly touching genitals during massages and intrusive observation during urine sampling for drug tests.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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The most recent controversy came in January, when the county paid $135,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused Kramer of improperly slashing a property’s value by millions of dollars — then retaliating against the employee who raised alarms about it.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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Acknowledging its decision to err on the side of caution, Anthropic said Fable 5’s safety-first approach might incorrectly flag harmless requests as being suspicious for less than 5% of queries.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Safety features Of course, knives can be dangerous when used incorrectly.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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“Unpromisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpromisingly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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