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Adverb
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Another pitching change, with left-hander Tim Hill entering to face Conforto with the bases loaded and one out, didn’t help either.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025 -
Fortunately, my former student doesn’t like war crimes either.—
Adam Patric Miller,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Focus your energy instead on compromise and long-term peace with the right people.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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And the state instead just decided to attack his credibility.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
Adverb
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Benicio del Toro, alternately glowering and glib, stars as Anatole (Zsa-zsa) Korda, an Onassis-like figure of uninhibited ruthlessness.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Stir flour mixture into butter mixture, alternately with sour cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, until batter is just combined.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
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“Electively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electively. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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