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Adverb
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It wasn’t named in the companion antitrust cases of Hubbard or Carter, either.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025 -
The new primary camera sensor probably isn't hurting, either.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Detectives kept it to themselves, instead the LAPD let the suspects think that investigators had fallen for what police perceived to be a trick.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Her approach extends beyond immediate intervention, focusing instead on helping parents and caregivers recognize and manage their own emotions, in order to create safe spaces where children can learn and grow.—
Lauren Carpenter,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating until just combined.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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But Trump maintains that tariffs are key to protecting American jobs and products, raising revenue, rebalancing the global trading system and alternately punishing and extracting concessions from other countries.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Optionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optionally. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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