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Adverb
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This season, the Mets’ payroll was cited often — again justifiably — in contextualizing their fall to an 83-79 record outside of the postseason.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025 -
So Kiritsis, while his plan is undeniably wacked, is still someone who’s been backed into a corner and is acting out of a fury that has justifiably boiled over.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Everyone will be treated fairly!—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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That, indeed, seems a fairly broad opinion in Luxembourg, with just 670,000 people, nearly half of them foreigners.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The sort of player capable of either pushing Filip Chytil down the lineup to play on the third line or giving the third line a significant boost above what can be reasonably expected from one of Teddy Blueger and Aatu Räty this season.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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And, so far, reasonably successful.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Most of Ohio is forecasted to have pleasantly warm daytime temperatures and cool evenings this weekend.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
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But at a moment when many people are in a perpetual state of gloominess — courtesy of the news, social media doomscrolling or streaming/cable dramas that confuse lack of literal illumination with profundity — the pleasantly sunny escapism is difficult to resent.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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Planning for stability is critical, yet often underrated by early-stage founders who may not know how to forecast costs, time cash flows or structure compensation sensibly.—
Anuradha Gupta,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Although season ticket prices have continued to rise, there is a sense the club has acted sensibly around them and the goodwill generated between the fans and KSE has remained stable.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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All of which means, adopted prudently, AI is good news for software application development and operations.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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When pursued prudently, these opportunities can yield better returns than homeownership and come with fewer hurdles.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The rust mantra is wisely chanted when searching for a Karmann Ghia, and restoring one is as complicated as restoring any Porsche 356 from the period.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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Plan your location wisely, too.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
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